Botanical Name: Common Names:
Camellia sasanqua Fukuzutsumi TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
Very popular evergreen shrub with small, glossy green foliage and medium, white / pink single blooms. Flowers Autumn to early Winter. Widely used for hedging, in formal gardens, espaliers and in containers. Grows to approx 3m tall x 1.5m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Bud Drop, Sooty Mould, Thrips
Cultural Notes: Prefers well drained, slightly acidic soil. Plant in a sunny to partly shaded position. Water well, quite drought drought once established. Will benefit from a deep water in hot, dry weather. Mulch well. Trim to shape in Spring. Fertilise late Spring and Summer with a specific Camellia fertiliser.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Theaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink, White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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