Tuesday, June 14, 2011

The roses of winter

Name: Sasanqua camellia (Camellia sasanqua cvs)
Zones: 7 to 9
Size: 4 to 8 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide

Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; moist, fertile, wel-drained, loose soil




Sasanqua camellia is tresured for its handsome foliage, sturdyconsititution, and sumptuous flowers. It brings many weeks of color from midfall to midwinter, depending on the cutivar. Its delicate flowers often fragrant - come in shades of white to lilac-rose to deep red. Most cultiivars,like 'Hana jiman' (pictured), grow as shubs, while a few are treelike.Unlike other species, sasanqua camellia needs only moderate water to thrive.

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