1. BOTANICAL NAME
CAMELLIA SASANQUA

2. PRONUNCIATION
kah - MEAL - yah sah - SANK - quah

3. COMMON NAME
Camellia Sasanqua

5. FAMILY
Theaceae

6. Life Cycle
Evergreen perennial

7. Growth Habit
Shrub
Height 7’ to 12’
Width 5’ to 7’
Upright

8. ARRANGEMENT and Composition
Alternate and simple

9. MARGIN
Serrated (finely)

10. VEINS
Pinnate

11. LEAF
Ovate
Length 1 1/2” - 2 1/2”
Width 1”

13. FLOWER
Fall
White, pink, red
Singles and doubles

14. FRUIT
Winter
Brown capsule

15. EXPOSURE
Part shade

16. GROWTH
Medium

17. USE
Specimen
Foundation

19. DESCRIPTION
Leaf is smaller than Camellia japonica

20. CULTURAL PRACTICES Propagate from stem cuttings
Plant shallow if in clay

21. PROBLEMS
Tea scale

23. ZONES
5 - 9

24. NATIVE OF:
Asia