{"product_id":"camellia-sasanqua-paradise-blush","title":"Paradise Blush Camellia - 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 - Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAutumn is when the sasanquas earn their place, and ‘Paradise Blush’ carries white blooms washed with pink through the coolest, greyest end of the season. One of the Australian-raised Paradise sasanquas, \u003cem\u003eCamellia sasanqua\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Paradise Blush’ was selected for a naturally upright, densely branched habit that takes clipping well, which is why designers reach for it ahead of the older sprawling sasanquas when a narrow evergreen hedge is needed. Unlike the japonicas it will take real sun, so it can be used along a west-facing boundary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Paradise Blush\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blooms from about March through to early winter, when very little else in the garden is in flower.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSun Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sasanquas take full sun in most southern Australian gardens, unlike the shade-dependent japonicas.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow Upright Frame\u003c\/strong\u003e: Naturally columnar growth means it hedges to under a metre deep against a fence line.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Neat Leaf\u003c\/strong\u003e: The fine dark glossy foliage clips cleanly and holds a crisp face on a formal hedge.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo-Tone Bloom\u003c\/strong\u003e: White petals with a pink flush and edge, so the hedge reads soft rather than stark.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoundary Hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a row it makes a 2 to 3m evergreen screen without the width of a lilly pilly.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEspalier\u003c\/strong\u003e: The flexible young wood trains readily against a wall or wire frame in a narrow side passage.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard Shrub\u003c\/strong\u003e: Holds its shape in a large pot with an annual trim after flowering.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnderplanting to Trees\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grows well in the dappled light beneath established deciduous canopies.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1m centres for a solid hedge, 1.2m for a looser screen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m as repeated shrubs or clipped standards.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn and early spring. Avoid planting into the peak of summer heat.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acidic to neutral, humus-rich, moist but free-draining. Camellias will not tolerate waterlogging or limey soil, so amend alkaline soils with compost and an acidifying fertiliser.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep the root zone evenly moist through the first two summers, watering deeply twice a week in hot weather rather than lightly every day. 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