William Lanier Hunt camellia
Camellia sasanqua 'William Lanier Hunt'
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'William Lanier Hunt' camellia (Camellia sasanqua 'William Lanier Hunt') is a shrub for hedges, privacy screens, accents, 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. The fragrant flowers open in autumn and again in winter, and bees visit them. It sits low on the menu for deer. Its arching, evergreen branches grow fast and stay leafy all year.
Pairs well with Strawberry tree, Pagoda dogwood, Red spider lily, and Little bluestem.