{"product_id":"camellia-sasanqua-edna-butler","title":"Edna Butler Camellia - Camellia sasanqua ‘Edna Butler’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEdna Butler Camellia - Camellia sasanqua ‘Edna Butler’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vigorous, upright autumn camellia that carries large soft pink double blooms from around March into winter. \u003cem\u003eCamellia sasanqua\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Edna Butler’ is grown for scale as much as flower: it builds a taller, fuller shrub than most sasanquas, which makes it useful where a boundary needs a genuine 3m evergreen screen rather than a low hedge. Like all sasanquas it accepts far more sun than the japonicas, so it can be used on exposed western and northern fence lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Edna Butler\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScreening Height\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reaches a useful 3 to 4m, which is where sasanquas beat most flowering hedge shrubs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Blooms\u003c\/strong\u003e: Soft to mid pink loose double flowers, noticeably bigger than the small single sasanquas.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSun Hardy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Holds foliage colour and flowers in full sun in most temperate Australian gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVigour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Establishes and fills out faster than the slower japonicas, so a hedge closes up sooner.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eResponds to Clipping\u003c\/strong\u003e: Takes a hard annual trim after flowering and reshoots densely from old wood.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTall Boundary Hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: A row along a fence gives evergreen privacy plus a long autumn flowering season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEspalier Against a Wall\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its vigour and flexible growth make it one of the better camellias for a trained wall panel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWind Filter\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dense branching breaks up wind across an exposed courtyard or pool surround.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBackground Shrub\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sits at the back of a mixed border providing a dark evergreen backdrop year round.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.2m centres for a solid hedge, 1.5m for an informal screen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m as repeated specimens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or early spring.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acidic to neutral, enriched with compost, and free-draining. Avoid limey soils and any position where water sits after rain.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice a week through the first two summers, tapering to weekly once growth is strong. Mulch 75mm deep with pine bark, keep it off the stems, and feed after flowering with a camellia and azalea fertiliser to drive the flush that carries next season's buds.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m, readily kept at 2m with clipping\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast for a camellia\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden cultivar of a species native to Japan\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft to mid pink\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795336757534,"sku":"ND-0340-100L","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795336790302,"sku":"ND-0340-500MM","price":1340.9,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/N0ekUeRRdQ6O43JSFh8Kc_AZaD1hhE.jpg?v=1787313645","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/camellia-sasanqua-edna-butler","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}