Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’
Camellia sasanqua 'Setsugekka' offers a profusion of fragrant, snow white, flowers with cheerful yellow stamens.
‘Setsugekka’ offers a profusion of fragrant, 4 inch wide, snow white, mostly single flowers (sometimes with flecks of pink) with cheerful yellow stamens. Camellia sasanqua bloom from fall through the winter into early spring with fragrant flowers. In Japan their leaves are used for tea and the seeds for tea seed oil. Camellias appreciate rich, acidic, moist, well-draining soils. Use in the light shady garden as an accent or specimen plant, as an espalier or hedge, or in containers and as cut flowers. Somewhat deer resistant. Plant in a protected location in zone 7.
Common Name: Camellia
Family: Theaceae (The Tea family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-9
Light: Full Shade Part Shade Part Sun
Height: 6-10'
Width: 5-8'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Fall - Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
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Fragrance: Yes
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Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: A forest understory and forest edge shrub of hills and mountains from 300-1,100 metres elevation.
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