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Camellia sasanqua Exquisite
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Camellia sasanqua 'Exquisite' is a beautiful evergreen flowering shrub admired for its delicate pale pink flowers and attractive glossy green foliage. Flowering during the cooler months, it brings a soft, elegant appearance to gardens and is well suited to feature planting, flowering hedges and informal garden borders.
Flowers
Large, single to lightly semi-double flowers in delicate pale pink, sometimes appearing almost white with a soft pink wash. Golden stamens add contrast to the blooms. Flowers appear during autumn and early winter.
Foliage
Glossy, dark green evergreen leaves that provide year-round garden structure and colour.
Fruit
Small rounded seed capsules may occasionally develop after flowering.
Form & Size
Bushy evergreen shrub, generally reaching approximately 2–3 m high × 1.5–2 m wide, depending on growing conditions and pruning.
Growing Conditions
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Position: Full sun to partial shade.
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Soil: Fertile, slightly acidic and well drained.
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Water: Regular during establishment and extended dry conditions.
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Frost: Tolerates light frost once established.
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Wind: Best protected from strong, drying winds.
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Climate: Suitable for mild subtropical and temperate gardens.
Uses
Flowering hedges, feature shrubs, informal borders, espalier and decorative containers.
Maintenance
Mulch around the root zone, fertilise in spring and prune after flowering to maintain a compact, attractive shape.
Notes
The Australian Waterhouse selection of 'Exquisite' is known for its large pale pink flowers. This should not be confused with a different historical cultivar also recorded under the name 'Exquisite'.
Companion Plants
Gardenia, Azalea, Hydrangea, Loropetalum and Liriope.
Common Name: Exquisite Camellia
Botanical Name: Camellia sasanqua 'Exquisite' (Australian Waterhouse selection)
Family: Theaceae
Origin: Australian horticultural selection associated with E. G. Waterhouse, New South Wales.
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- We offer Delivery on the Sunshine Coast and South east Queensland using a Professional Plant Delivery Services
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Where are our plants Grown and how do we grow them
- Plants are grown locally on the Sunshine Coast
- All outdoor plants are sun hardened and ready to grow
- Indoor plants are grown under 50% Shade and will transfer perfectly to indoor use
- Orchids are also grown under 50% Shade and are best brought indoors during flowering for show then returned back into a shaded area until the following flowering time
- we are Qualified horticulturists, greenkeeper as well as Qualified landscape Construction with over 35 years experience in the industry. We use Quality products and materials to grow all our plants.
- Visit us instore and get the right advice the first time to make your plants succeed
How to Look after your plants like we do
- When using any Garden Care products or Fertilisers we always recommend reading the label before use
- We recommend using Earthlife crushed rock mineral on all plants when planting in the ground or in Pots.
- When planting in Pots in Our garden centre we use Rocky Point potting mixes to plant all our plants
- If planting in the ground we also recommend that you use Rocky Point garden soil around your plants at the time of planting
49 Caloundra Road
49 Caloundra Road
Caloundra West QLD 4551
Australia
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