Sasanqua Camellia, Autumn Camellia

The builder had 2 of these planted next to the hvac unit, but they were getting full afternoon sun and the plants were suffering. I trans...Read Moreplanted them to an area beneath white pine and dogwood. They were very shrub like, so I pruned them up from the bottom and thinned out the branches. They seem to like their new location and have numerous flower buds. These haven't opened yet, but if I recall correctly, these were in bloom right around the time I bought the house...March/April. I do not know if this is normal.

I generally prefer native plants, but I haven't ruled this one out of my landscape yet.

These lovely shrubs are completely hardy in our area, but we must protect them from our hot, humid summers by providing shade from the ho...Read Moret sun. I believe this to be their southern limit. The leaves will even sunburn, as we found out after losing so many trees to hurricanes. They are lovely evergreen shrubs that give us fall flowers.