(Camellia, Leslie Ann Sasanqua, Sasanqua )

Warm days, cool nights - fall and it’s time to look for the colorful blooming jewels of Camellia sasanqua. These evergreen shrubs don’t get as much attention as their more popular cousin, the large-flowered common Japanese camellia, but they should. Native to Japan, sasanquas, as they are known to garden enthusiasts, have a long history of use for tea, oil and ornament.

The cultivar ‘Leslie Ann’ has glossy, thin but leathery, elliptical, dark green leaves with toothed margins. The...

(Camellia, Maiden's Blush Sasanqua, Sasanqua )

Warm days, cool nights - fall and it’s time to look for the colorful blooming jewels of Camellia sasanqua. These evergreen shrubs don’t get as much attention as their more popular cousin, the large-flowered common Japanese camellia, but they should. Native to Japan, sasanquas, as they are known to garden enthusiasts, have a long history of use for tea, oil and ornament.

The cultivar ‘Maiden’s Blush’ has glossy, thin but leathery, elliptical, dark green leaves with toothed margins....

(Camellia, Northern Lights Sasanqua, Sasanqua )

Warm days, cool nights - fall and it’s time to look for the colorful blooming jewels of Camellia sasanqua. These evergreen shrubs don’t get as much attention as their more popular cousin, the large-flowered common Japanese camellia, but they should. Native to Japan, sasanquas, as they are known to garden enthusiasts, have a long history of use for tea, oil and ornament.

The cultivar ‘Northern Lights’ has glossy, thin but leathery, elliptical, dark green leaves with toothed margins....

(Camellia, Pink Serenade Sasanqua, Sasanqua )

Warm days, cool nights - fall and it’s time to look for the colorful blooming jewels of Camellia sasanqua. These evergreen shrubs don’t get as much attention as their more popular cousin, the large-flowered common Japanese camellia, but they should. Native to Japan, sasanquas, as they are known to garden enthusiasts, have a long history of use for tea, oil and ornament.

The cultivar ‘Pink Serenade’ has glossy, thin but leathery, elliptical, dark green leaves with toothed margins. The...

(Camellia, Pink Snow Sasanqua, Sasanqua )

Warm days, cool nights - fall and it’s time to look for the colorful blooming jewels of Camellia sasanqua. These evergreen shrubs don’t get as much attention as their more popular cousin, the large-flowered common Japanese camellia, but they should. Native to Japan, sasanquas, as they are known to garden enthusiasts, have a long history of use for tea, oil and ornament.

The cultivar ‘Pink Snow’ has glossy, thin but leathery, elliptical, dark green leaves with toothed margins. This...

(Camellia, Rosy Red Sasanqua, Sasanqua )

Warm days, cool nights - fall and it’s time to look for the colorful blooming jewels of Camellia sasanqua. These evergreen shrubs don’t get as much attention as their more popular cousin, the large-flowered common Japanese camellia, but they should. Native to Japan, sasanquas, as they are known to garden enthusiasts, have a long history of use for tea, oil and ornament.

The cultivar ‘Rainbow’ is an old Japanese selection with exceptional cold tolerance and fragrant flowers. It has...

(Camellia, Rosea Plena Sasanqua, Sasanqua )

Warm days, cool nights - fall and it’s time to look for the colorful blooming jewels of Camellia sasanqua. These evergreen shrubs don’t get as much attention as their more popular cousin, the large-flowered common Japanese camellia, but they should. Native to Japan, sasanquas, as they are known to garden enthusiasts, have a long history of use for tea, oil and ornament.

The cultivar ‘Rosea Plena’ is an antique. It has glossy, thin but leathery, elliptical, dark green leaves with toothed...

(Camellia, Rose Sasanqua, Sasanqua )

The rose-pink flowered sasanqua has an upright habit and open loose branching. Its glossy dark green leaves are thin, leathery and elliptical. In early fall and winter it produces smaller single flowers of rich rose pink that surround a heart of gold filaments. The plants are long-blooming, and though the flowers are small they are numerous. It is not uncommon to see plants covered in flowers with many buds yet to open.

The colorful blooming jewels of Camellia sasanqua appear when late...

(Camellia, Sasanqua , Setsugekka Sasanqua)

Warm days, cool nights - fall and it’s time to look for the colorful blooming jewels of Camellia sasanqua. These evergreen shrubs don’t get as much attention as their more popular cousin, the large-flowered common Japanese camellia, but they should. Native to Japan, sasanquas, as they are known to garden enthusiasts, have a long history of use for tea, oil and ornament.

The cultivar ‘Setsugekka’ is a very popular selection. It has glossy, thin but leathery, elliptical, dark green leaves...

(Camellia, Sasanqua , Shishigashira Sasanqua)

Warm days, cool nights - fall and it’s time to look for the colorful blooming jewels of Camellia sasanqua. These evergreen shrubs don’t get as much attention as their more popular cousin, the large-flowered common Japanese camellia, but they should. Native to Japan, sasanquas, as they are known to garden enthusiasts, have a long history of use for tea, oil and ornament.

The Camellia sasanqua cultivar ‘Shishigashira’ has glossy, thin but leathery, elliptical, dark green leaves...