The Camellia sassanqua is one of the joys of Autumn and Winter with it's beautifully fragrant flowers through an extended period. It is a smaller leaved, and faster growing cousin the the Camellia japonica. Sassanquas are best grown in the full sun, and make good specimen plants or are great as a screen or hedge. They come in many varieties, dwarf plants of tall growing plants, and are available in many colours. You can also choose from single flowered varieties, or double flowered. Flowers of the older varieties have a great smell or perfume. "Plantation Pink" is a single-flowered variety which is taller growing, the flowers have an intense perfume which makes it my favourite. Native to China and Japan, these plants are best suited to temperate or Cooler climates.
The photos of these Sassanquas were taken locally in Sydney.
