Botanical Name: Common Names:
Camellia sasanqua TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Trees Dense, Upright
Description:
Popular Camellia with many cultivars available. More sun tolerant than Camellia japonica. An evergreen shrub with glossy green, elliptic leaves and showy autumn blooms that flourish throughout winter. Use as a beautiful hedge or screen, for topiary or espalier. Grows to approx. 5m H.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Courtyard, Feature, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Topiary / Espalier, Wind Break
Pests & Diseases: Bud Drop, Mites, Petal Blight, Sooty Mould
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Theaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Burgundy, Cream, Pink, White, Yellow, 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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