Camellia hedges are an ideal boundary fence or landscaping feature to enhance your garden. An evergreen plant, the camellia flowers in autumn and winter creating an exquisite colourful hedge that will be cherished throughout the winter months.
Camellia Sasanquas are superb hedging plants in areas with full sun or lightly shaded. They have a strong upright growth and once shaped into the hedge; will provide a low maintenance, dense hedge that can grow up to 3 meters tall.
The five most popular Camellia’s sold by Flora Nursery for hedges are:
1. Camellia Sasanqua Pure Silk
With pink buds that open to white semi double flowers, the Pure Silk is the most popular hedging camellia. The two-tone flowers give your hedge an everchanging colour, while the dark green foliage provides privacy and colour throughout the year.
2. Camellia Sasanqua Creek
A chance seedling from Flora Nursery, the Camellia Sasanqua Creek has evolved
to become a popular hedging plant. Known for its prominent white flowers, the
Creek has frilly edged petals, some with a touch of pink. The large bright
yellow stamen will attract pollenating wildlife; promoting a natural haven for
birds and bees within your garden.
3. Camellia Sasanqua Jennifer Susan
Known for its beautiful pale pink, informal rose double flowers, the Jennifer Susan offers a splash of colour for your hedge. The pink petals are curved and offer a soft looking plant against the solid green leaves of the hedge.
4. Camellia Sasanqua Weroona
Similar to the Pure Silk, the Weroona has large semi double flowers. The white petals can be stained rose with a deeper rose colour on the underside of the petals, providing a range of colouring throughout the hedge.
5. Camellia Hiemalis Hiryu
Closely related to the Camellia Sasanqua, the Hiryu Camellia produces an abundance of deep rose-coloured flowers which can have red shading at the petal edges. The large semi double flower in deep rose has bright contrasting yellow stamens to provide statement flowers adding depth and colour to your landscaping.
We have listed the five most popular Hedging Camellias that Flora Nursery sells above. There are many more Camellia varieties available, offering a multitude of colours and flower styles. Flora Nursery specialise in growing camellias and are knowledgeable on which variety would be ideal, based on your garden needs.
Hedges are a fantastic boundary fencing solution as well as an ideal landscaping statement. Read the benefits a hedge provides here.