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Pure Silk Camellia (Standard)
Camellia sasanqua ‘Pure Silk’
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
Supplied in 400mmtypically 1.5 to 2.5m tall on delivery
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Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
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After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Pure Silk Camellia (Standard) - Camellia sasanqua ‘Pure Silk’
A camellia grown as a standard gives the formality of a clipped ball on a clear stem, with the bonus that it flowers heavily in autumn. Camellia sasanqua ‘Pure Silk’ has the fine leaf and twiggy growth that make sasanquas so responsive to clipping, and it carries white blooms with a soft pink flush from about mid autumn into early winter. Because sasanquas take full sun, these standards can be used in open positions where a japonica would burn.
Why a Sasanqua Standard
Formal Shape, Real Flowers: A clipped head delivers the structure of topiary and still produces a full autumn flowering.
Sun Tolerant: Sasanquas handle open sun and reflected heat from paving far better than japonica camellias.
Fine Leaf Texture: Small leaves clip to a smooth, tight surface rather than leaving cut leaf edges on show.
Clean Finish: Spent flowers shatter and fall rather than browning off on the plant.
Container Friendly: A fibrous root system tolerates pot culture for years with sensible feeding and watering.
Ideal Applications
Matched Entry Pair: Two standards flanking a front door or gate deliver instant formality.
Pots on Paving: Suits large containers on a terrace, balcony or courtyard where ground planting is not possible.
Rhythm Along a Path: Repeated at even intervals above low hedging, it creates a clean layered formal edge.
Small Courtyard Feature: The lifted head keeps floor space usable while still giving height and flower.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): Not a hedging form; repeat at 1.5m to 2m for a rhythmic line
Spacing (feature/avenue): 2m to 3m
Best Planting Season: Autumn or spring, avoiding extreme summer heat
Soil & Drainage: Slightly acidic, free draining soil or a quality potting mix formulated for camellias and azaleas
Establishment Care: Standards in pots dry out quickly, so check moisture regularly through summer and water before the mix pulls away from the sides. Retain the support stake until the trunk is firm, clip the head lightly after flowering to hold its shape, and feed with a camellia fertiliser in spring.
Plant Details
Height: 1.6m to 2.2m overall as a trained standard
Width: 0.8m to 1.2m across the clipped head
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to part shade
Native to: Species native to southern Japan; the cultivar is of garden origin
Flower Colour: White with a soft pink flush
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







