Scientific Name:
Camellia sasanqua
Pronunciation:
ka-MEE-lee-ah suh-SAN-kwuh
Common Name:
sasanqua camellia
Family Name:
Theaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Pubescence along stems, petiole, midrib, and buds (in contrast to the glabrous stems of C. japonica); leaves elliptic, most blades 3-7cm long x 1.5-3cm wide; lustrous dark green, margins crenulate.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (Japan)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Sheltered
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate, Low
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Mixed shrub border, Specimen plant, Winter interest
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include C. 'Pink Dauphin'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Lustrous, Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblong
Apices:
Acute
Margins:
Crenate, Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink, Red
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Oct, Nov, Dec
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Dark-red
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Propagation:
Cuttings, Grafting
Pest Susceptibility:
Anthracnose, Canker or sap rot, Dieback, Mites, Root rot (Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (BUG) BUG garden : cv. Pink Dauphin (dead?)
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZW) GAZebo West