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White Doves Camellia

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

Sku #2221

Sparkling white, semi-double blooms with glossy dark green foliage on a more compact, spreading form that is ideal for smaller gardens. Excellent for use as an evergreen low hedge, espalier, or groundcover. 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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    7 - 10

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Overview
Light Needs:
Filtered sun
Watering Needs:
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.
Landscape Size:
Slowly reaches 4 to 5 ft. tall and wider.
Key Feature:
Cool Season Flowers
Blooms:
Fall through Winter
Landscape Uses:
Border, Container, Cutting Garden, Espalier, Mass Planting, Woodland Garden
Detail
Botanical Pronunciation:kuh-MEE-lee-a suh-SAN-kwuh
Plant type:Shrub
Deciduous/evergreen:Evergreen
Growth habit:Spreading
Growth rate:Slow
Average landscape size:Slowly reaches 4 to 5 ft. tall and wider.
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. 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.
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.
Light Needs:
<strong>Partial Sun / Partial Shade</strong>: These two terms are often used interchangeably to mean 3-6 (or 4-6) hours of sunlight each day. However, there is a difference. <strong>Partial shade</strong> typically means the plants will appreciate a more gentle exposure such as the weaker morning or early afternoon sun, with the emphasis on providing the minimum needed shade and sheltering from intense late afternoon sun. <strong>Partial sun</strong> typically means the plants <u>need</u> some direct sun, so the emphasis is on meeting the required minimum hours of sunlight, with filtered sunlight or shade the balance of the day. Both are best with shelter from the harshest late afternoon sun. This shade could be provided by a structure, a wall, larger plants or tree(s).
Filtered sun
Watering Needs:
Water needs: Moderate
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.
History & Lore
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.
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This Plant’s Growing Zones: 7 - 10

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