Plant description
Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Odette’ is a hardy evergreen shrub with small informal to formal double mid pink flowers with crepey petals. It is a vigorous upright and open growing plant with glossy green foliage to around 4 metres high, and is an excellent espalier variety. It is also good as a screen plant or as a specimen plant. It can be grown in a large container. It can be kept to a lower height with regular pruning. The foliage is good for cut flower work.
Sasanqua camellias can be grown in a sunny spot as well as being well suited to partial shade. They like a slightly acid, moist soil. Water regularly until established. They will handle periods of drought once established. They can be left to grow naturally, or clipped to shape. Fertilise in spring with a camellia and azalea fertilser or general purpose fertiliser. A good layer of mulch around the plant will help to keep the root zone cool, deter weed growth, and conserve soil moisture. They have few pests or disease problems.
Additional plant information
Flowers
Flower colour: pink
Flowering season: autumn
Plant size
Maximum height: 4 metres
Minimum height: 1.5 metres
Maximum width: not specified
Minimum width: not specified
Sunlight, frost & salt tolerance
This plant will tolerate full or partial sunlight.
Medium frost tolerance.
Plant is salt tolerant.
Fauna attracting?
Yes. Attracts: Birds, bees, insects.
Climate
This plant species will grow in the following climates: cool, temperate, subtropical.
Soil types & conditions
Loam: moist, well-drained.
Clay: moist, well-drained.
Sand: moist.
Soil pH: 5.5-6.5
Pests
Scale, mites, aphids
Miscellaneous information
Planting season: Any.
Types of fertiliser: Good general purpose or azalea and camellia fertiliser.
