White Doves Camellia

Camellia sasanqua 'White Doves' ('Mine-No-Yuki')

Sku #2221

Sparkling white, semi-double blooms cover glossy dark green foliage during the cool season. Upright, somewhat willowy branches form a handsome rounded shrub with age. Excellent for use as an accent, evergreen hedge, or espalier. A mid-season bloomer.

Light Needs

Filtered sun

Light Needs
Water Needs

Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.
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Key Feature

Cool Season Flowers

Light Needs

Filtered sun

Landscape Uses

Border, Container, Cutting Garden, Espalier, Mass Planting, Woodland Garden

Watering Needs:Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.

Botanical Pronunciation:kuh-MEE-lee-uh suh-SAN-kwuh

Plant type:Camellia, Shrub

Deciduous/evergreen:Evergreen

Growth habit:Spreading

Growth rate:Moderate

Average landscape size:Reaches 6 to 9 ft. tall and wide.

Special features:Compact Form, Waterwise

Foliage color:Dark Green

Blooms:Fall through Winter

Flower color:White

Flower attributesFlowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers

Garden styleAsian/Zen, Cottage

Design IdeasThis semi-double white Camellia makes a wonderful backdrop to a moonlight garden in backyard beds close to your outdoor living space. An excellent choice for a colorful low hedge, espalier, or even as a ground cover due to its supple branching 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.

Care

Care Information

Provide organically rich, well-drained, acidic soil. Keep roots cool with a thick layer of mulch. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Feed with an acid fertilizer after flowering.Pruning time: winter after flowering.

History & Lore

Lore:

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.

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