The sasanqua ( Camellia sasanqua ) is an vertical to spreading large bush to lowly tree that senesce at 15 to 20 human foot tall and 10 feet wide . The hack - fleeceable leaves are evergreen and make a beautiful backcloth to the white to pink or red flowers that faithfully occur in crepuscule and early wintertime calendar month . aboriginal to Japan , sasanquas are produce in USDA winter hardiness zones 7 through 9 . engraft them in an acidic , organic - rich soil that is moist and well - draining . fond sunshine or shade is okay , but if filth is shade by mulch and root kept coolheaded , a sasanqua camellia can boom in full - sunshine exposure . Dozens of varieties of sasanquas exist .

Bonanza

The strong , sturdy branches of the ' Bonanza ' cultivar of sasanqua create a bush that matures at 6 to 10 base grandiloquent and 3 to 6 foot wide . Rose - red to red flush that are passably peony - the like in grade appear in fall to other wintertime . These flowers with gold stamens are n’t to a fault large , but are bring out in abundance among the parting – often prime are open and expose many developing bud , augur a long blossom season and display .

Mine-Yo-Yuki

Double rows of white waxy petal form little blossom all across the more or less cry branches on the sasanqua variety ' Mine - Yo - Yuki ' . The blossoms also are gently fragrant and eventually open up so astray as to reveal a tussock of yellow stamens . A vigorously growing plant with smaller - sized leave in comparison to most other sasanqua shrubs , the branch architecture of ' Mine - Yo - Yuki ' develops a spreading , almost willow - comparable substance abuse . It will grow to about 8 feet improbable and equally as wide-cut .

Sparkling Burgundy

With an upright ripe shape with temporary ramification , ' sparkle Burgundy ' produce peony - like heyday that are ruby - red with a lavender lustre . Au stamen are scattered among the petal to create a rustic but beautiful color dividing line . This cultivar grow anywhere from 8 to 20 feet tall and 6 to 15 feet wide . Pruning in recent wintertime can help create the size shrub you trust .

Shishigashira

The variety ' Shishigashira ' is a lower - sized plant . Slowly maturing to about 4 feet tall and 6 feet across-the-board , its ornamental forte is the peony - form flowers with semi - bivalent to twofold ( many redundant ) petals with a waxy texture . begin to blossom in former fall and continuing to other wintertime , ' Shishigashira ' flowers are a cryptic red - blush wine color , very vibrant to the eye .

White Dove

' White Dove ' also is a comparatively lower , broader - form selection of sasanqua . It grows 3 to 6 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet all-embracing , and branch - tip pruning in belated winter can make the flora stay on more prostrate in form . Its white , peony - similar bloom occur among the leaves on outgrowth ends anytime from mid - autumn to mid - wintertime .

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