Botanical Name: Common Names:
Camellia Assorted TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Dense, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
A ornamental evergreen shrub with glossy green, elliptic leaves and showy autumn blooms that flourish throughout winter. Use as an beautiful hedge or screen, for topiary or espalier. The two common species are C. japonica or C. sasanqua. C. japonica requiring greater protection than C. sasanqua.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade, Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Shady Garden, Topiary / Espalier, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Caterpillars, Curl Grubs, Mites, Scale, Sooty Mould, Thrips
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Theaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Cream, Pink, White, Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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