General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Pollinators: Bees
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 2010 Louisiana Super Plant

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Shishi Gashira'
  • 'Shi-Shi Gashira'
  • 'Shishigashira'

Common names
  • Sasanqua Camellia
  • Camellia

Photo Gallery
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 12/10/2021
Duke University Chapel
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 12/10/2021
Duke University Chapel
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 12/10/2021
Duke University Chapel
Location: Decatur, GA
Date: 2020-11-08
First bloom of the season
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-10-18
Camellia - Shishigashira 003
Location: Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, Savannah, GA
Date: 2022-12-09
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-11-02
Sasanqua Camellia With Bee 003
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Date: 2011-12-02
Location: Decatur, GA
Date: 2020-11-15

Date: 2012-11-19

Photo courtesy of Camellia Forest Nursery
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