White Doves Camellia
Camellia sasanqua 'White Doves' ('Mine-No-Yuki')
Sparkling white, semi-double blooms with glossy, dark green foliage make beautiful cut flower arrangements. A shorter form with spreading habit makes this plant perfect in smaller gardens. Excellent choice for a colorful low hedge, espalier, or groundcover. Mid season bloomer. Evergreen.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | kuh-MEE-lee-a suh-SAN-kwuh |
| Key feature: | Fall Flowering |
| Plant types: | Shrub, Camellia |
| Garden styles: | Asian/Zen, Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Filtered sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Slow growing to 4 to 5 ft. tall and wider. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Spreading |
| Flower attributes: | Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Espalier, Mass Planting, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Fall through winter |
| Foliage color: | Dark Green |
| Item no.: | 2221 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Provide well drained soil, rich in organic matter. Feed with an acid fertilizer after bloom. Keep roots cool with a thick layer of mulch. Pruning time: winter after flowering.
Design Ideas
This semi-double white Camellia makes a wonderful backdrop to a moonlight garden in backyard beds close to your outdoor living space. Excellent choice for a colorful low hedge, espalier, or groundcover due to its short, pendulous habit. A great addition to an Asian inspired garden or in mass at the front fringe of a woodland setting. Perfect for hanging baskets or pots.
History
Sometimes referred to as Christmas Camellias, the sasanqua varieties of Camellia are native to the evergreen, coastal forests of southern Japan. It was introduced by Dutch traders into Europe in 1869. The Japanese use the leaves of sasanqua to make tea, and the seeds are pressed into tea seed oil for use as a lubricant and in cooking and cosmetics.
Sparkling white, semi-double blooms with glossy, dark green foliage make beautiful cut flower arrangements. A shorter form with spreading habit makes this plant perfect in smaller gardens. Excellent choice for a colorful low hedge, espalier, or groundcover. Mid season bloomer. Evergreen.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Provide well drained soil, rich in organic matter. Feed with an acid fertilizer after bloom. Keep roots cool with a thick layer of mulch. Pruning time: winter after flowering.
Design Ideas
This semi-double white Camellia makes a wonderful backdrop to a moonlight garden in backyard beds close to your outdoor living space. Excellent choice for a colorful low hedge, espalier, or groundcover due to its short, pendulous habit. A great addition to an Asian inspired garden or in mass at the front fringe of a woodland setting. Perfect for hanging baskets or pots.
History
Sometimes referred to as Christmas Camellias, the sasanqua varieties of Camellia are native to the evergreen, coastal forests of southern Japan. It was introduced by Dutch traders into Europe in 1869. The Japanese use the leaves of sasanqua to make tea, and the seeds are pressed into tea seed oil for use as a lubricant and in cooking and cosmetics.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | kuh-MEE-lee-a suh-SAN-kwuh |
| Key feature: | Fall Flowering |
| Plant types: | Shrub, Camellia |
| Garden styles: | Asian/Zen, Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Filtered sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Slow growing to 4 to 5 ft. tall and wider. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Spreading |
| Flower attributes: | Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Espalier, Mass Planting, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Fall through winter |
| Foliage color: | Dark Green |
| Item no.: | 2221 |
