Botanical Name: Common Names:
Camellia sasanqua Paradise Sandra PARSANDRA,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
Paradise Sandra produces a profusion of showy semi double rich pink flowers throughout autumn. Drought and heat hardy once established this Camellia is ideal for hedging, or as a feature in the garden. Paradise Camellia sasanquas can be grown Australia wide. They are tolerant of heat and light frost.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 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, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Wind Break, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Leaf Curl, Petal Blight, Possums, Rust, Scale, Sooty Mould, Thrips, White Fly, Yellow Leaves
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Theaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink
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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