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Camellia sasanqua 'Yuletide' and 'Jean May' |
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| | 'Yuletide' |
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| | 'Jean May' |
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| | 'Jean May' |
| Common name |
sasanqua camellia |
| Family |
theaceae |
| Life cycle |
shrub (Z7-9) |
| Flowers |
red |
| Size |
4-6' |
| Light |
part shade |
| Cultural notes |
prefers rich, moist organic soils |
Now that we live in Houston, I can finally grow camellias. I may have to forgo many of the cottage perennials we loved in our Pennsylvania garden, but at least there's some compensation in the form of semitropical flings and southern aristocratic shrubs. And camellia is certainly one of those. A broadleaf evergreen in the tea family, sasanqua camellia produces two-to-four-inch flowers on a neat plant. The 'Yuletide' variety has single red flowers with yellow stamens, which appear in late fall or early winter. Unfortunately, ours didn't like any of the locations I gave it in the garden (to be honest, it probably didn't like being transplanted more than once, either), and eventually gave up. Years later, we're trying again, this time with double pink variety 'Jean May', planted along the north side of the house where hopefully it will receive sufficient shade to do well.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: foundation border About my plant portraits
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November 15, 2024
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