Apple Blossom camellia
Camellia sasanqua 'Apple Blossom'
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size6 to 10 feet tall6 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Apple Blossom' camellia (Camellia sasanqua 'Apple Blossom') is a shrub for borders, hedges, privacy screens, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast into an arching, evergreen shrub with fragrant flowers. Bees and birds visit it in autumn and winter. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Japanese holly, Strawberry tree, and Red spider lily.