What is the difference between a camellia and a sasanqua?

Can Camellia sasanqua take full sun?

I have a few mature camellias I've purchased over the years, and have been wondering if they will thrive in full sun?

Will their growth better with the added light? I'm located in Northeast Florida, and we get full sun for most of the year. I plan on potting them in 6" pots this spring, but would rather not plant them outdoors unless absolutely necessary.

Best. Paul. Hi Paul. If you want to plant them out of doors, they need a little protection from the elements. I would start them inside, and move them outside when the weather is warm enough. It sounds like you have been doing that anyway. You can always pot them up and then place them in the ground once the soil has warmed up and become more moist.

I think you might have to pot up your camellia now. They won't do well if they're potted up and set out in the coldest part of winter. They'll be ready to go when it's warm enough to plant.

Can't wait to try some new plants. We just had a cold snap last weekend. I'm keeping my fingers crossed the plant I want to try is still alive.

Camellias don't tolerate freezing temperatures and will die if exposed to freezing temps. Pots are the best option for this one. So you'd better hurry up and put those plants in pots before the freeze-thaw cycle starts.

What is the difference between a camellia and a sasanqua?

There is a sasanqua that is at least 6 feet tall.

Its flower is about 1/2 inch in diameter with green petals, a long stamen and a red calyx with small teeth (like a strawberry). It has yellowish-green leaves which have some red markings near their bases. My friend has one in his yard and we know it's a sasanqua because a few times a year he can cut it down to 4-6 inches tall to remove the side branches, then bring it back up. The other day he saw a large camellia which was so big it could only be a sasanqua. ?

I am curious why you are interested in differences between camellia and sasanqua if both are so similar. Both belong to the magnolia family, though sasanqua will usually be seen in subtropical climates. Camellia is native to tropical climates.

The difference is not always significant, but usually sasanqua tend to flower throughout the year while camellia tend to flower during summer and early fall. If you wanted a deciduous shrub for a winter border you might be interested in the camellia. Both also are deciduous and can lose their leaves completely.

A sasanqua is a hybrid cultivar developed as a garden escapee from natural populations of the species S. Japonica with a greater than usual number of stamens, the largest yet known in a sasanqua.

"The difference is not always significant," said Mike Smith. "But, most people who look at them together would know that they're from the same family. The main difference is that Camellias grow in tropical areas and Sasanquas live in the subtropics. There is no mistaking a Sasanqua for anything else."
It took us nearly 25 years to get a Sasanka out of the ground. Now we've got two growing right outside the kitchen door.

There's no real difference between the two besides size and time of production. I think there is a slight aesthetic difference if you have both species side by side. But honestly, when they're properly grown they're essentially the same.

Is Camellia sasanqua poisonous?

Yes, this is a tree I found on another site called The Tree Plant Encyclopedia.

I was going to add the pictures, but it appears that they didn't work, so here are the descriptions of Camellia sasanqua: In China, these plants are sometimes eaten as a vegetable. The stems of camellia bush are boiled in the water like a vegetable. The leaves of this plant are also edible.

Trees have long been valued in medicine. It is said that the tree has been used as a cure for insomnia. In the United States, it has been a traditional home remedy for skin problems. Some people claim that the Camellia has many medicinal properties.

If you can find the time to visit, it is truly worth the effort. I recommend you watch videos on YouTube as well. This tree is a wonderful, unique beauty to experience in person.

Share this: Like this: Related. 22 Responses. I love camellia shrubs. I grew up on a farm and we had the sasanqua shrubs in our yard when I was a child. I still have them in my yard today. They grow very easily and in my area they are fairly easy to find at just about every farm implement store. My parents used to live on a farm where they kept some huge ones on the back porch. It was fun to sit there and watch the wind blow through the leaves. I grew up reading all about the healing properties of herbs and loved to pick them. Now I have camellia shrubs. It's a great feeling to put my finger on the leaves and feel the soft texture, see the flowers coming out the year and knowing that every piece of my family has been touched by the camellia shrub. And so will all my grandchildren.

I love camellias! When I was a kid, my parents planted some in the yard. I have an arbor where they are planted that I love to look at. So, I can imagine, you did enjoy the plants. I would love to see a picture of you holding one of these. I don't see them on many sites though, and your words were very descriptive.

You are right, there is no Camellia sasanqua or other species, in the U.