Camellia Sasanqua 'Assorted Varieties'

Fast Facts:

• Full sun / part shade in tropics
• Morning sun / part shade from cool temperate to warm temperate climates.
• Height 3M x 2M
• Screening plant
• Autumn / winter flowering
• Heat tolerant
  
• Space 2M apart
• Frost tolerant
• Cold tolerant
• Evergreen
• Mulch well

Comments:

Beautiful flowers, but foliage is attractive even when plant is not in flower.

Make sure to mulch well to retain moisture in the soil, especially in dry climates.

One of the best varieties for the sub-tropics is; Camellia Jennifer Susan, beautiful pink that does open well.

Various Landscape Design Styles

Native | Formal | Cottage | Modern | Tropical

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100 MOST OUTSTANDING LANDSCAPE PLANTS FOR AUSTRALIA

Climate zone codes for this list:

(A) Cool temperate

(B) Warm temperate

(C) Sub-tropical

(D) Tropical

(E) Arid

Full sun / part shade plants

Grasses / Strappy leaf plants

Aloe ‘mighty orange’ .7M x .7M succulent, flowers winter, frost sensitive, great for pots (ABCDE)
Agapanthus perpetual peace .5M x .6M white flowers Oct to May (ABCD)
Agapanthus purple cloud .9M x 1M deep blue flowers (ABCD)
Dietes iridioides .6M x .6M (ABCE)
Ficinia nodosa 1.2M x .6M (native) (ABCDE)
Lomandra longifolia .6M x .6M (native) (ABCDE)
Ophiopogon stripey white .4M x.4M (ABCD)
Pennisetum nafray .6M x .6M non invasive (native) (ABC)
Tulbaghia violacea .4M x .4M (ABCDE)
Yucca spellbound 1.2M x .8M (great for pots) (ABCDE)

Ground covers

Aptenia baby sunrose .2M x 2M (ABCDE)
Banksia spinulosa ‘coastal cushion’ .5M x 1.5M hairpin banksia (native)(ABCDE)
Convolvulus sabatius ‘two moons’ .1M x .6m mauve & white flowers (ABE)
Gardenia radicance .3M x 1M (ABCD)
Gazania grey leaf yellow .2M x .8M (ABCDE)
Grevillea cooroora cascade .3M x 2M excellent low growing ground cover (native) (BCD)
Grevillea gaudi chaudi .2M x 3M (native) (ABCD)
Grevillea rasperry ripple .6M x 1M flowers all year (native) (AB)
Juniper conferta .2M x 1.5M (shore juniper) (ABCDE)
Loropetalum chinense ‘purple pixie’ .5M x 1.5M (ABCD)
Mesembryanthemum orange .1M x 1.5M (BCD)
Rhagodia spinescens SAB01 ‘Aussie flat bush’ .4M x 1M frost to -5 (native) (ABCE)
Scaevola mauve clusters .1M x 1M long lived variety (native) (ABC)
Trachelospermum tricolour .2M x 1.5M (BCD)

Landscape Plants < 1M

Baeckea virgata dwarf .5M x 1M (native) (ABCD)
Banksia spinulosa honey pots 1M x 1M (native) (BCD)
Buxus ‘japanese box’ 1-2M x 1.2M (keep pruned to .9M x .9M as a hedge (ABC)
Callistemon matthew flinders 1M x 1M (native) (ABCD)
Carrisa desert star 1M x 1.5M (ABCDE)
Convolvulus cneorum .6M x 1.2M white flowers (ABE)
Crassula crosby’s red .8M x .8M succulent, frost sensitive (ABCDE)
Echeveria agavoides ‘red edge’ .15M x .25M succulent, dark red edges, frost sensitive (ABCDE)
Euonymus tom thumb .5M x .3M as a hedge (AB)
Euphorbia ‘stardust’ .5M x.5M flowers all year (BCD)
Euphorbia ‘diamond frost’ 1M x 1M flowers all year (BCD)
Geranium big red / big rose / big white .4M x .4M (ABCE)
Grevillea amethyst 1M x 1.2M flowers late spring. Spot flowers throughout the year (native) (ABC)
Grevillea autumn waterfall 1M x 2M flowers winter-spring (native) (BCD)
Grevillea honeybird yellow 1M x 1M flowers all year (native) BCD)
Grevillea red clusters 1M x 1M (native)(ABC)
Hebe emerald green .4M x .5M neat, tight, dense, bright green rounded dwarf shrub (AB)
Lavandula dentata ‘monet’ 1M x 1M green foliage (ABC)
Lavandula dentata ‘frenchette’ dwarf 1M x 1M (ABC)
Leptospermum pink cascade .8M x 1.5M pink flowers, spring and autumn, cascading growth habit (native) (ABC)
Loropetalum chinensis ‘bobz red’ 1M x 1M red flowers (keep pruned to .8M x .8M as a hedge) (ABCD)
Melaleuca little red 1M x 1M (native) (BCD)
Nandina domestica nana .8M x .8M (ABCDE)
Nandina obsession .7M x .7M (ABCDE)
Penstemon garnet 1M x 1M (AB)
Rhaphiolepis indica ‘oriental pearl’ 1M x 1.5M rounded habit (ABCDE)
Russelia ruby falls 1M x 1M (spreads a bit) (ABCDE)
Salvia leucantha ‘santa barbara’ .8M x .9M (ABC)
Salvia mystic spires .5M x .5M mauve flowers (ABCD)
Thuja aurea nana 1M x .7M in 10 years 1.5M at maturity (ABC)
Thuja morgan .7M x .7M in 10 years
Westringia deep purple 1M x 1M (native) (ABC)
Westringia smokey (variegated) 1M x 1M (native) (ABC)
Zamia furfuracea cardboard plant 1.2M x 1.5M (has small thorns) (BCDE)

Landscape Plants 1-2M

Adenium desert rose 1.5M x 1M great for pots, succulent, frost sensitive (BCDE)
Alyogyne delightfully double 1.8M x 1.8M double pink flowers (native hibiscus) (AB)
Banksia spinulosa 1.5M x 1.5M (native) (ABCDE)
Callistemon captain cook 1.5M x 1.5M (native) (ABCDE)
Chamelaucium ‘little lorey’ 1.2M x 1M white flowers winter-spring (native) (AB)
Euphorbia tirucalli firesticks 1.2-1.8M x .8M frost sensitive (BCD)
Grevillea amy lou 2M x 1.8M (native) (BCD)
Grevillea bon accord 2.5M x 2.5M (native) (BCD)
Grevillea border red 1.5M x 1.5M (native) (ABC)
Grevillea golden lyre 2M x 4M (native) (BCD)
Grevillea lolly pops 2M x 3M (native) (BCD)
Grevillea scarlet moon 1.6M x 1.6M (native) (ABC)
Grevillea superb 2M x 2M apricot flowers (native) (BCD)
Leptospermum tickled pink 1.8M x 1.5M (native) (BCD)
Loropetalum plum georgeous 1.5M x 2M (ABCD)
Nandina domestica 2M x .9M Great for narrow spots (ABCDE)
Rhaphiolepis apple blossom 1.5M x 2M (1.2M x 1.2M as a hedge) (ABCDE)
Tibouchina cameleon 1.8M x 1.5M (BCD)
Tibouchina jazzi 1.5M x 1.5M (BCD)

Landscape Plants 2-4M

Alyogyne west coast gem 2.5M x 2.5M deep blue flowers (native hibiscus) (AB)
Bamboo gracilis 6M x 1.5M non clumping variety. Will grow in a garden bed as narrow as .5M (ABCD)
Bamboo gold stripe 4M x 2M non clumping variety. Will grow in a garden bed as narrow as .5M (ABCD)
Callistemon all aglow 2.5M x 1.5M pink flowers (native) (ABCDE)
Callistemon kings park special 4M x 3M (gets lots of red flowers in spring (native) (ABCDE)
Camellia sasanqua assorted varieties 3M x 2M flowers autumn-winter (part shade AB) (full sun/part shade C)
Ficus pumila 3M x 4M self climbing plant (ABCD)
Grevillea honey gem 4M x 3M (native) (BCD)
Grevillea yamba sunshine 3.5M x 4M (native) (BCD)
Juniper blue arrow 3-4M x .5M in 10 years. 5M x .7M at maturity, blue-green foliage, tight growth habit, no nuts, does not have branch flop (AB)
Leptospermum lemon hedge 3M x 2M (keep pruned to 2M x 1.2M as a hedge) (ABCD)
Murraya sweet privacy 2.5M x 1.5M (keep pruned to 1.5-2M x 1M as a hedge) (compact form of murraya) (BCD)
Magnolia genie 3-4M x 2M upright growth habit, magenta flowers late winter (AB)
Magnolia teddy bear 4M x 2.5M (ABCD)
Pandorea ‘rosy belles’ 3M x 3.5M dark pink flowers, climber (native) (ABCD)
Pandorea lady di 3M x 4M white lowers, climber (native) (ABCD)
Photinia red robin 3M x 2M (keep pruned to 1.5M-2M x 1M as a hedge) (ABCD)
Syzygium cascade 3-4M x 3M (native) (BCD)
Syzygium winter lights 3-4M x 2.5M (keep pruned to 1.5-2M x 1.2M as a hedge) (native) (ABCD)
Thuja occidentalis smaragd 2.5M x 1M in 10 years, mature height 3-4M x 1.5M (ABC)
Tibouchina illusion 2.5M x 2.5M flowers open white with pink margins and then age to deep pink tones giving a multi coloured effect (BCD)
Trachelospermum star jasmin 3M x 3M climber (ABCD)
Wisteria amethyst falls (continuous flowering variety) 3M x 4M climber (ABC)

For more information on each landscape plant go to the; 'Outstanding Performance Range' page.