Jean May camellia
Camellia sasanqua 'Jean May'
RHS AGM 2002
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
- Autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Jean May' camellia (Camellia sasanqua 'Jean May') is a shrub for hedges, privacy screens, borders, 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 blooms in autumn and again in winter, and the fragrant flowers draw bees. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. The arching, evergreen shrub grows fast and gives you color when most beds are quiet.
Pairs well with American holly, June hosta, and Spurge.