Yuletide camellia
Camellia sasanqua 'Yuletide'
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size8 to 10 feet tall8 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Yuletide' camellia (Camellia sasanqua 'Yuletide') is a shrub for hedges, privacy screens, borders, and containers. 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 and birds visit the plant. It grows fast into an arching, evergreen shrub. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Strawberry tree, Common holly, Red spider lily, and Purple top.