General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Plant Height: 8 to 10 feet
Plant Spread: 6 to 8 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Espalier
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Camellia
  • Sasanqua Camellia
  • Autumn Camellia

Photo Gallery
Location: Grapevine, Texas USA
Date: 2022-12-05
First bloom ever
Location: Cary, North Carolina private garden
Date: 2022-10-27
My Camellia Yuletide Fall 2022
Location: Cowell's garden centre, Newcastle UK
Date: 2018-12-01
Location: Lake Macquarie, N.S.W., Australia
Date: 2013-04-15
Location: South Carolina
Location: Grapevine, Texas USA
Date: 2022-12-28
Planted one year ago. First bloom.
Location: Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, Savannah, GA
Date: 2022-12-09
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2022-12-09
Location: Lake Macquarie, N.S.W., Australia
Date: 2018-03-25
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2019-01-29
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-12-03
Camelli Sasanqua - Yuletide 001
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2022-12-09
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Houston area
Date: November 2011
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Feb 18, 2012
Photo taken at Al's Garden Center, Woodburn, Oregon
Location: Massee Lane Gardens
Date: 2011-11-22
Photo by piksihk
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2007-10-31
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2011-11-05
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2007-12-02
cheerful christmas-red bloom

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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Location: Northridge, CA
Date: 2012-01-01
Camellia at my aunt's garden
Location: Balboa Park, San Diego, California.
Date: October
photo by Stan Shebs

Photo courtesy of Camellia Forest Nursery

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