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Camellia sasanqua

How to grow Sasanqua Camellia 'Purple Haze'.

Flowers in November, when nothing else bothers.

Light
Full sun, part sun
Water
Moderate
Zones
7–9
Size
4–5 ft tall, 3–4 ft wide
Spacing
3–4 ft. apart for a hedge.
Pets
Pet-safe · ASPCA
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Camellia with lavender-pink semi-double flowers and glossy dark leaves

Light

Morning sun and afternoon shade, or bright filtered light.

Water

Evenly moist the first year. Established plants handle short dry spells.

Planting and soil

Fall or spring, slightly high, in acidic soil with organic matter. Mulch, but not against the stems.

Feeding

Camellia or azalea fertilizer after flowering and again in early summer.

Pruning

Right after flowering in late winter. Buds for next fall form in summer, so don't prune then.

Through the year

Flowers fall into winter. New growth in spring. Buds set in summer.

If something's off

Tea scale (white fuzz under leaves): horticultural oil. Yellow leaves mean alkaline soil or poor drainage.

Plays well with

Plant it with friends.

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Why we stock it: Fresh flowers in the dead months, on a shrub that looks good the rest of the year.

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