Plant: Sparkling Burgundy - Camellia sas.
Camellia sas. · Camellia sasanqua 'Sparkling Burgundy'
Size: 3 gal
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An upright, compact sasanqua camellia of rapid growth with dark green, glossy and leathery leaves 1 to 3 inches long. Its fall flowers are peony form, ruby rose overlaid with a sheen of lavender, with stamens and petaloids intermingled among the petals, an unusually rich colouring for the season. 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 compact upright habit suits accents, borders, foundation plantings, informal hedges and containers.
- 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, compact sasanqua camellia of rapid growth with dark green, glossy and leathery leaves 1 to 3 inches long. Its fall flowers are peony form, ruby rose overlaid with a sheen of lavender, with stamens and petaloids intermingled among the petals, an unusually rich colouring for the season. 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 compact upright habit suits accents, borders, foundation plantings, informal hedges and containers.
- Flowers
- Peony form flowers of ruby rose overlaid with a sheen of lavender, with intermingled stamens and petaloids, opening in fall.
- 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
