Plant: Rose of Autumn - Camellia sas.
Camellia sas. · Camellia sasanqua 'Rose of Autumn'
Size: 3 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
An upright, densely branched camellia of vigorous growth with glossy, leathery dark green leaves 1 to 3 inches long. Rose form double flowers of glowing rose pink, with yellow anthers and white filaments, open early to midseason and expand into a many petaled semidouble. Grow it in partial shade sheltered from full sun and drying wind, in a moist, well drained soil rich in organic matter and slightly acid. The dense upright habit suits screens, informal hedges and foundation plantings.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 14 ft tall and 7 ft wide
- Blooms in fall, winter
- Hardy in USDA zones 7a-9b
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
An upright, densely branched camellia of vigorous growth with glossy, leathery dark green leaves 1 to 3 inches long. Rose form double flowers of glowing rose pink, with yellow anthers and white filaments, open early to midseason and expand into a many petaled semidouble. Grow it in partial shade sheltered from full sun and drying wind, in a moist, well drained soil rich in organic matter and slightly acid. The dense upright habit suits screens, informal hedges and foundation plantings.
- Flowers
- Rose form double flowers of glowing rose pink with yellow anthers and white filaments open early to midseason, expanding to a many petaled semidouble.
- Foliage
- Simple, alternate, glossy leathery elliptical to ovate leaves 1 to 3 inches long with serrate margins, dark green and long lasting.
- Fruit
- A loculicidal woody capsule about 1 inch long, ripening in fall.
- Bark & stems
- Slender stems, often reddish to purplish when young.
- Pruning
- Camellias require very little pruning except for the removal of damaged branches; severe cutting back is done from mid February to about May 1, after flowering.
- Native range
- Japan
