Shishi Gashira Sasanqua. This cultivar has to be my favorite Sasanqua flowering for 2-3 months in the fall. It is actually a hybrid, but for all practical purposes we will deal with it as a "sasanqua". It is a low spreader which makes it ideal to use in foundation plantings, but it is also the most prolific bloomer of any fall flowering Camellia that I have ever seen. The flowers are a 3" deep rose pink with a scattering of yellow stamens. The plant will be broader than high. It can easily be kept at 3' high with a 4-5' spread, but if left unattended, it can get twice that size. As with all Camellias, plant shallow in a well drained soil. It will tolerate full sun with adequate moisture, but left on their own, plant in filtered sun or morning sun and afternoon shade.
Zones 7-9
