Sasanqua camellia

Sasanqua camellia
Photo: Laitche · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pet safety

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Through the year

Flowering months are not yet confirmed.

Key care steps

  1. Grow in full sun to partial shade.
  2. Use acid clay, loam or sand; grows best at ph 5.5–6.5. soil and avoid waterlogging.
  3. Protect according to its H4 — down to −10°C hardiness rating.

Camellia sasanqua is a slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy dark green leaves with serrated edges. It produces lightly fragrant flowers from autumn to early spring, single and white in the wild, with pink shades and some double flowers in cultivated varieties.

Sun: Full sun to partial shade.

Soil: Acid clay, loam or sand; grows best at pH 5.5–6.5..

Hardiness: H4 — down to −10°C.