Plant: October Magic Dawn - Camellia sas.
Camellia sas. · Camellia sasanqua 'October Magic Dawn'
Size: 3 gal
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More about this plant
A compact Southern Living Plant Collection selection of upright, dense and conical form, reaching 4 to 6 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide, with dark evergreen foliage. Large rose form flowers in a blend of pinks, resembling Camellia japonica blooms, open in fall and carry into winter, drawing birds and butterflies. It grows in full sun to part shade with medium water in a moist, well drained soil that is rich in organic matter and slightly acid. The small size suits accent plantings, borders, containers, hedges, mass plantings and privacy screens.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 6 ft tall and 4 ft wide
- Blooms in fall, winter
- Hardy in USDA zones 7b-9b
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A compact Southern Living Plant Collection selection of upright, dense and conical form, reaching 4 to 6 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide, with dark evergreen foliage. Large rose form flowers in a blend of pinks, resembling Camellia japonica blooms, open in fall and carry into winter, drawing birds and butterflies. It grows in full sun to part shade with medium water in a moist, well drained soil that is rich in organic matter and slightly acid. The small size suits accent plantings, borders, containers, hedges, mass plantings and privacy screens.
- Flowers
- Large rose form flowers are a blend of pinks resembling Camellia japonica flowers.
- 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
