ShrubsCleyera
Ternstroemia gymnanthera
Cleyera (Ternstroemia gymnanthera) is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 7-9, that matures to about 5-6 ft × 5-6 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect white blooms in spring and summer. It stands up well to salt.
- USDA zones
- 7-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 5-6 ft × 5-6 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Tough against
- Salt
- Native to
- Japan, Korea, China
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Cleyera is hardy to about 0°F (estimated from USDA zone 7), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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