(Camellia, Cotton Candy 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 ‘Cotton Candy’ has glossy, thin but leathery, elliptical, dark green leaves with toothed margins which...

(Camellia, Dwarf Shishi Sasanqua, Sasanqua )

The diminutive sasanqua cultivar 'Dwarf Shishi' bears quantities of small, semi-double, bright rose-pink blooms from mid-autumn into winter. A seedling of 'Shishigashira', it was introduced by Toichi Domoto Nursery of Hayward, California. This cultivar is one of many selections and hybrids of Camellia sasanqua, a southern Japanese native that has been cultivated for centuries.

Relatively petite in all its parts, this slow-growing, evergreen shrub has leathery, oval, glossy-green leaves...

(Camellia, Hana-jiman 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 ‘Hana-jiman’ has glossy, thin but leathery, elliptical, dark green leaves with toothed margins which...

(Camellia, Hiryu 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 ‘Hiryu’ has glossy, thin but leathery, elliptical, dark green leaves with toothed margins which are...

(Camellia, Jean May 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 ‘Jean May’ has glossy, thin but leathery, elliptical, dark green leaves with toothed margins which are...

(Camellia, Kanjiro 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 ‘Kanjiro’ has glossy, thin but leathery, elliptical, dark green leaves with toothed margins which are...

(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, Mine-no-yuki Sasanqua, Sasanqua )

This evergreen shrub to small tree has an upright to rounded form. Asian in origin, ‘Mine-No-Yuki’ has small, double, fragrant white flowers that appear from late winter to early spring. When not in bloom, camellia continues to look attractive due to its glossy elliptical evergreen foliage that contrasts nicely with its smooth gray bark.

This camellia is moderately cold tolerant and prefers partial shade, and moist, acidic, well-drained soil. In the landscape, it may be used in hedges, foundations,...

(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....