Camellia sasanqua

🌸 Camellia sasanqua – Autumn Camellia
📏 Height: 1.5–3 m | 🌿 Small, glossy, dark green leaves
🌳 Compact and elegant habit, often spreading
🌍 Origin
🇯🇵 Japan | 🇨🇳 China
📍 Ideal for
🏡 Acid-loving gardens, flowering hedges, large pots on shaded terraces
🍂 Blooms when few other plants do
🌼 Flowering
📅 Autumn – early winter (October–December)
🌺 Simple or semi-double flowers, white 🤍, pink 💗, red ❤️, fragrant 🌸
💧 Tolerance
🌤 Partial shade or morning sun | 💦 Consistent moisture, but avoid waterlogging
❄️ Cold-hardy to –10 °C | 🪴 Prefers acidic, cool, well-drained soil
🧰 Care
✂️ Prune after flowering to maintain shape
🧴 Fertilize with acid-loving plant fertilizer (March–September)
🌱 Moderate, steady growth