Camellia sasanqua Cleopatra-Autumn Camellia in 2 L Pot

Camellia sasanqua's are native to Japan and flower in the Autumn, often starting around late September and will usually flower well into winter. Rare in the Uk. Cleopatra is a wonderful evergreen, compact plant. Lovely mid pink, single to semi double, fragrant, flowers with vibrant, prominent yellow stamens, are produced between late September and January/February, when very little colour is available in the garden or on the patio. Young plants must have a sheltered south facing wall or similar location, in the south of the Uk. Once more mature they can tolerate down to around -10c. for short periods of time. If you live in colder climes, or prefer to keep them inside, they can be pot grown as a greenhouse or conservatory plant. Like all commonly grown Camellias, they will grow remarkably well in quite heavy shade. If you are able to ensure the protection from adverse weather and a semi shade location, they are quite easy to grow in a fertile, acidic to neutral soil. If grown in a pot or other container. Use a good quality Ericaceous John Innes compost as this plant will be there a long time and peaty types of compost eventually degrade and become too packed and choke the roots. Ensure you feed regularly as a hungry plant is a poor performer. We recommend Osmoscote pro 8-9 month applied in the spring. Do not allow the pot to freeze right through.