Botanical Name: Common Names:
Camellia sasanqua Gwen Pike TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Shrubs, Trees Dense, Upright
Description:
Camellia sasanquas are popular evergreen shrubs or small trees with small, glossy green foliage and showy flowers. Sasanquas can tolerate more direct sunlight than Camellia japonica. These are long lived, tough and widely used for hedging, as feature plants and for topiary and espalier. Camellia Gwen Pike grows to 3 metres tall and has an abundance of pretty, small semi-double shell-pink blooms in Autumn and early Winter.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Wind Break, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Bud Drop, Mites, Petal Blight, Rust, Sooty Mould, Thrips, Yellow Leaves
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: Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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