{"product_id":"camellia-sasanqua-paradise-blush-topiary-standards","title":"Paradise Blush Camellia (Topiary Standard) - Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’","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\u003eParadise Blush Camellia (Topiary Standard) - Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClipped into a ball on a clear stem, a sasanqua camellia gives you evergreen formality that also flowers, which is more than a buxus or bay standard will ever do. \u003cem\u003eCamellia sasanqua\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Paradise Blush’ belongs to the Australian-bred Paradise group of sasanquas, selected for compact growth and generous flowering, and its blooms open white with a soft pink flush deepening toward the petal edges. From autumn into early winter the trained head is covered in flower, then it settles back to a dense, glossy dark green sphere for the rest of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Paradise Blush\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlush-Edged Flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e: White petals washed with pink toward the margins, carried across the whole head from autumn into early winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine Small Leaf\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sasanqua foliage is smaller and denser than japonica, which is what allows a crisp clipped outline.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSun Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sasanquas take considerably more sun than other camellias, so a topiary standard can hold its shape in an open courtyard.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHolds Its Form\u003c\/strong\u003e: Two shearings a year keep the ball tight and even, and the plant responds with dense regrowth.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers Shatter Cleanly\u003c\/strong\u003e: Spent blooms drop petal by petal rather than browning on the bush, so the display stays tidy.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal Entry Pairs\u003c\/strong\u003e: Matched standards flanking a front door, path or gate.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard Pots\u003c\/strong\u003e: A large glazed pot suits the scale and lets you position it precisely.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRepeated Garden Rhythm\u003c\/strong\u003e: A run of standards along a wall or path punctuating lower planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbove a Low Hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: The clear stem lets a clipped ball float above a border of lavender, buxus or dwarf lomandra.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 to 1.5m in a repeated row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or early spring, avoiding the heat of midsummer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acidic, humus rich, free draining soil; camellias will yellow and stall in limey or alkaline ground\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly through the first summer, keeping the root zone evenly moist but never sodden. Mulch generously with composted bark or leaf litter to protect the shallow surface roots, feed with a camellia and azalea fertiliser after flowering, and shear the head at that same time to reset the shape.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m as a maintained topiary standard\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1.2m clipped head\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow to moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Morning sun with afternoon shade; full sun in cooler districts with adequate moisture\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan, as the parent species\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White flushed pink\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795377324318,"sku":"ND-0348-400MM","price":875.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/vc4J4T7Va5C9eXBU0vdit_dfh5RzAi.jpg?v=1787314582","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/camellia-sasanqua-paradise-blush-topiary-standards","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}