Sparkling Burgundy camellia
Camellia sasanqua 'Sparkling Burgundy'
RHS AGM 2002
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 10 feet tall4 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sparkling Burgundy' camellia (Camellia sasanqua 'Sparkling Burgundy') is a shrub for hedges, privacy screens, specimen planting, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows at a moderate pace and stays evergreen. Pink flowers open in early to late autumn and again in early to late winter. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Lenten rose, Japanese forest grass, June hosta, and Azalea.