Camellia sasanqua (sa-sang-kwa) originated in Southern Japan and is one of the most versatile landscaping plants available to gardeners. Hardy and tolerant Camellia sasanqua can be used for hedging, screens, espalier or container planting. With careful selection Camellia sasanqua varieties will put on a floral display from February until August. Many varieties have a lovely delicate fragrance. At Wairere Nursery we just love Camellias and therefore have a fantastic range to choose from. Some of the top performers are Apple Blossom, Gay Border, Early Pearly, Jean May, Plantation Pink, Yuletide and the always in demand Setsugekka. In the late 1990's the Paradise series was introduced to New Zealand from Australia and their superior breeding has resulted in Camellias that have improved sun tolerance and hardiness. Look for Paradise Blush, Paradise Helen and Paradise Pearl to name a few. Pop in to the nursery at 826 Gordonton Road, Hamilton to talk to the Wairere team about the right Camellia for your planting scheme or browse our secure web-site to make your selection. Your plants can be freighted direct to your door anywhere in New Zealand if you are on the courier network route.
Camellia Jean May
Sasanqua. An oldie but a goodie, this award winning Camellia has pretty double blooms of soft shell pink set against dark green foliage. Suitable for hedging or espalier work. Generous with bloom in autumn and easy to grow. Happiest in semi-shade with acid soil. Evergreen.Camellia Paradise Little Liane
Sasanqua. Little and lovely this Camellia has small leaves and masses of tiny informal white flowers that are flushed pink. Especially suited for low hedges or container planting. Happiest in morning sun or semi-shade. Evergreen. PVR.Camellia Setsugekka
Sasanqua. One of NZ's favourite Camellias and deservedly so. An abundance of large wavy white blooms with prominent yellow stamens appear in early autumn through to early winter. The blooms are softly scented. Ideal for hedging. Happiest in semi-shade. Evergreen.Camellia Yuletide
Sasanqua. This cheerful little Camellia just smothers itself in bright red single flowers from winter through to spring. The flowers are offset with prominent gold stamens. Slow growing with a compact habit. Ideal for containers, hedging or brightening up a dull corner of the garden. Evergreen.Camellia Paradise Helen
Sasanqua. An elegant free-flowering variety producing masses of brilliant pink buds, which open to dazzling white double blooms. Quick growing, ideal for hedging, topiary, containers or as a garden specimen. More tolerant of full sun than many other Camellias. Evergreen.Camellia Apple Blossom
Sasanqua. A simple, sweet, easy to grow Camellia that is ideal for screens and hedging. The flowers are single and white with a strong blush of pink. Flowers from early autumn onwards. Nice dark green foliage that clips well. Plant in semi-shade with acid soil for best results. Evergreen.Camellia Sparkling Burgundy
An early flowering sasanqua variety with smallish open peony-shaped flowers in a bright ruby rose shade. Flowers prolifically through Winter and Spring. Prefers to grow in slightly acid, well-drained soil. Evergreen.Camellia Rainbow
Sasanqua. Medium white single flowers with a wide red border. Strong dense upright habit, making an excellent hedge. Sun tolerant, early flowering. Well drained soil. Evergreen.Camellia Navajo
'Navajo' puts forth sizable, semi-double flowers in white with a ribbon of carmine along the petal edges. Slow growing, upright to spreading shrub or small tree with age. Oval, glossy, leaves and profuse winter to spring blooming flowers in milder climates. Evergreen.Camellia Moon Moth
Sasanqua. Compact, slow growing bush. Large white to very pale pink single flowers. A spectacular display in winter, excellent choice for hedging or espalier. Happiest in semi-shade. Evergreen. Frost tolerant.Camellia Yuletide Std
Sasanqua Std. This cheerful little Camellia just smothers itself in bright red single flowers from winter through to spring. The flowers are offset with prominent gold stamens. Slow growing with a compact habit. Ideal for containers, hedging or brightening up a dull corner of the garden. Evergreen.Camellia Jennifer Susan
Sasanqua. Soft warm pink semi-double to peony flowers, with wavy petals and dark green glossy foliage. Dense habit with vigorous upright growth. Excellent as a specimen plant and ideal for screens, hedging, large containers and espaliers. Early flowering in autumn and winter. Evergreen.Camellia Marge Miller
Sasanqua groundcover/weeper. While most camellia sasanquas can be used in a woodland setting, as a specimen plant or even as a privacy screen, this new prostrate form is the first ever that can be used as a ground cover or weeping over walls. Has abundant breath-taking double pink flowers. EvergreenCamellia Cotton Candy
Sasanqua. Cotton Candy Camellia is a fall-blooming variety that produces an abundance, small, semi-double, clear pink blooms with ruffled petals, and fragrant blooms during fall to mid of winter. Upright growth habit.Happiest in semi-shade.