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Chansonette Camellia

Camellia sasanqua 'Chansonette'

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Chansonette Camellia (Camellia sasanqua 'Chansonette') at Squak Mountain Nursery

Chansonette Camellia flowers

Chansonette Camellia flowers

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Height:  3 feet

Spread:  5 feet

Sunlight:  partial shade  full shade 

Hardiness Zone:  6

Other Names:  Autumn Camellia, Sasanqua Camellia

Description:

A floriferous, groundcover shrub with lustrous, evergreen leaves that are short and somewhat pendulous; covered with masses of bright, double pink flowers; provide rich, acidic, moist, well-drained soil

Ornamental Features

Chansonette Camellia features showy pink round flowers at the ends of the branches from mid fall to late winter. It has dark green evergreen foliage. The small glossy pointy leaves remain dark green throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Chansonette Camellia is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Chansonette Camellia is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • General Garden Use
  • Groundcover
  • Container Planting

Planting & Growing

Chansonette Camellia will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub does best in partial shade to shade. It requires an evenly moist well-drained soil for optimal growth, but will die in standing water. It is particular about its soil conditions, with a strong preference for rich, acidic soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in both summer and winter to conserve soil moisture and protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

Chansonette Camellia makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. With its upright habit of growth, it is best suited for use as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight Soil pH Preference
Characteristics
Massing  Garden  Groundcover  Container 
Applications
Flowers 
Ornamental Features

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