species
Camellia sasanqua
Autumn camellia
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Camellia sasanqua belongs to the family Theaceae, also known as Autumn camellia, introduced to the UK. It reaches 2.5 m tall and 2 m across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade, on loam or peat soil, where the ground is acid and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from October to December and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H4 (hardy): −10 to −5°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 2.5 m tall × 2 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H4 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Peat
- Acidity
- Acid
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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