Camellia 'Hiryu' sasanqua
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9319663563014
Camellia 'Hiryu'
A deep pink Camellia Sasanqua, popular as flowering hedge or screen for winter flower colour.
Pot size: 40cm / 400mm
Camellia 'Hiryu', is Swanes' deepest pink Camellia Sasanqua, popular as flowering hedge or screen for winter flower colour.
Beautiful large semi-double flowers, deep rose shading to red at the petal edges, borne on a tall bushy shrub.
Hiryu (syn. Kanjiro) is technically Camellia hiemalis, very closely related to Camellia Sasanqua.
| Common Name | Camellia Hiryu |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Camellia hiemalis 'Hiryu' |
| Position | Full Sun, Part Shade |
| Height | Pruned from 150cm. Unpruned height to 400cm. |
| Width | Pruned from 80cm. Unpruned to 300cm. |
| Spacing | 75-100cm |
| Flower Colour | Pink |
| Foliage Colour | Green |
| Fragrance | Scented |
| Cold Tolerance | Light frosts |
| Flower Season | Autumn, Winter |
| Pot Size | 400mm (40cm) |
| Origin | Exotic |
| Hates | Drying out too much in Spring & Summer. Alkaline soils. |
| Likes | Slow release fertiliser for acid loving plants. Consistent water during establishment. |
| Swane's Says | Prune to keep bushy, and to almost any height, width, and shape. Performs best with a soil pH of 6-6.5. |
