Camellia sasanqua

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Height

2 to 9 m

Width

3 to 4 m

Flower colour

white,

pink

Light/shadow demands

light shade,

no direct sunlight,

semi-shade,

shade

pH-Value

acidic, slightly acidic

Fragrant

Mediterranean

Camellia sasanqua

Characteristics:

Blossom

White and pink, single, cup-shaped, 4-6 cm wide, fragrant, profuse, mid to late autumn

Leaves

Elongated-elliptical or broadly elliptical, dark green on top, paler underneath, up to 8 cm long

Demands

Full sun, sheltered, hot and continental, more frost hardy than C. japonica, but protect from frost when flowering, tolerates hard cutting

Hardiness Zone

Zone 9

Other

See C. japonica

Bee pasture/nectar

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