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Autumn GloryAutumn Glory
C. Sasanqua and Other
Fall-Blooming Hybrids
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The Lure of Fall-Blooming Camellias
• Bring color to garden at the bleakest time of
the year (October through February)
• Deep green, glossy evergreen foliage
• Cold hardiness• Cold hardiness
• Versatile -- make excellent hedges and screens
• Scent!
C. sasanqua
“Apple Blossom”
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What is c. sasanqua?
Name comes from Japanese word sazankameaning “plum-flowered tea”
Japanese do not consider it a true camellia (tsubaki)(tsubaki)
First identified as variant of c. oleifera, later classified as species by Linnaeus student K.P. Thunberg in 1784
Third camellia species to be recognized after c. japonica and c. sinensis (tea camellia)
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C. Sasanqua Found in …
Kyushu and Shikoku islands of Japan
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C. Sasanqua Also Found in … Ryukyu Islands of Japan
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History of c. sasanqua
Earliest cultivars date to Edo period in Japan (early 17th century)
Mostly grown for oil used in lighting, cooking and cosmeticscooking and cosmetics
Remained an enigma to many fanciers in Europe until second half of 19th century
First plants exported in 1869 by Dutch traders for cultivation in France; British gardeners began growing a decade later
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C. sasanqua bloom characteristics
Single form with some anemone and peony
forms and a few formal doubles
Typically pinks and whites with light pink
margins; deep reds unusual margins; deep reds unusual
Prominent golden yellow anthers
C. sasanqua
‘Navajo’
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Cultivation
More sun tolerant than other camellias such as
c. japonica
Once established, tolerates wetter or drier soils
than other camelliasthan other camellias
Can thrive in less acidic environment if well
supplemented with non-animal organic matter
Resistant to phytophthora (root rot) and makes
good rootstock for grafting c. japonica
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Setsugekka (“Wavy White”)
White
Semi-double
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Mine-no-Yuki (“Snow on the Mountain”)
White
Semi-double to loose peony form
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Fuji-no-Mine (“Peak of Fuji”)
White
Rose form double
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Narumigata
White tinged pink at edges
Single
Fragrant!
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Pink Snow
Light pink
Semi-double
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Hana-JimanWhite edged pink
Semi-double
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CleopatraRose pink
Semi-double
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Jean MayShell pink
Rose form double
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Our Linda
Pink
Rose form double
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Bonanza
Deep pink
Semi-peony formBlooms do not shatter as quickly as other
sasanqua varieties; good for fall shows
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Crimson King
Crimson red
Single
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YuletideOrange red
Single
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More Yuletide!
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Other Fall/Winter-Blooming Camellias
C. hiemalis: nomenclature book states
“origin unknown” and “evidence that this
may not be a separate species but rather a
non-reticulata hybrid with japonica and non-reticulata hybrid with japonica and
sasanqua parentage”
C. vernalis: Same disclaimer in
nomenclature guide
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Shishi Gashira (“Lion’s Mane”)
C. hiemalis
Pink
Rose form
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Kanjiro
C. Hiemalis
Rose pink
Single form
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Showa-no-SakaeC. Hiemalis
Deep pink
Rose form double
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Chansonette
C. Hiemalis
Deep pink
Formal double
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Star Above Star
C. vernalis
White shading to lavender
Semi-double
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EgaoC. vernalis
Deep rose
Semi-double
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Cold-Hardy Hybrids
Devastating winters of 1977-78 and 1978-79
decimated National Arboretum collection
One of the few survivor was “Lu Shan Snow,” a
white c. oleifera from Northern Chinawhite c. oleifera from Northern China
Another less attractive c. oleifera, “Plain Jane,”
proved even more cold resistant
When crossed with c. sasanqua and c. hiemalis,
both produced hybrids of great beauty and
winter hardiness
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Fall-Blooming Hybrids
Bloom at younger age than other camellias –
some the second year from rooted cuttings
Smaller, glossy dark green leaves
Blooms do not shatter as less easily as those Blooms do not shatter as less easily as those
of c. sasanqua
Varieties include Dr. Ackerman’s “Winter”
series
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Winter’s Interlude
C.oleifera 'Plain Jane' x C. sinensis Rosea ("Pink Tea“)
Bright pink
Anemone form
Lends itself to hedges
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Winter’s Beauty
C.japonica 'Billie McCaskill' x C.oleifera 'Plain Jane‘
Shell pink with very light pink petaloids near center
Peony form
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Winter’s Waterlily
C.oleifera 'Plain Jane' x C.sasanqua 'Mine-no-yuki‘
White
Anemone to formal double
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Winter’s Rose
C.oleifera 'Plain Jane' x C.hiemalis 'Otome‘
Shell pink
Formal double
Small flowers
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Winter’s Dream
C.hiemalis 'Peach Puff' x C.oleifera 'Plain Jane‘
Pink
Semi-double
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Winter’s Fire
'Frost Prince' x C. vernalis 'Takarazuka'
Bright reddish-pink
Semi-double
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C. sasanqua “Our Linda” at Leslie’s C. sasanqua “Our Linda” at Leslie’s
house at left (closeup of canine
chihuahuaensis fertilization unit
above)
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What’s your favorite
fall-blooming
camellia?
Japonica or Sasanqua?