sasanqua camellia
Camellia sasanqua
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size6 to 10 feet tall6 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White to pale pink
- Foliage color
- Brown/copper, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Sasanqua camellia (Camellia sasanqua) 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 sun to full shade and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast into an arching, evergreen shrub with fragrant white to pale pink flowers. Bees and birds visit it, and it also tolerates drought and salt. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Common holly, Blue-eyed grass, and Katsura tree.
Native range
Japan.