{"product_id":"camellia-sasanqua-rose-ann","title":"Rose Ann Camellia - Camellia sasanqua ‘Rose Ann’","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\u003eRose Ann Camellia - Camellia sasanqua ‘Rose Ann’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRose pink is one of the harder colours to find in autumn flowering shrubs, and this cultivar sits squarely in it. \u003cem\u003eCamellia sasanqua\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Rose Ann’ builds a dense medium sized bush with the usual small, dark, hard sasanqua leaf, and flowers from mid autumn on growth made during the preceding season. It is a working hedging and screening plant rather than a collector's specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Rose Ann Camellia\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour Depth\u003c\/strong\u003e: The rose pink reads strongly against dark foliage and does not bleach out the way pale pinks can in bright light.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowering Window\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bloom runs through the middle of the sasanqua season, roughly April to June in most temperate gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScreen Density\u003c\/strong\u003e: Close branching from low on the plant means it screens to ground level rather than opening out at the base.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRenovation\u003c\/strong\u003e: Old or neglected plants can be cut back hard into bare wood in early spring and will reshoot.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePest Record\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sasanquas are largely untroubled here apart from occasional scale, which is managed with a horticultural oil spray in early spring.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoundary screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single row gives a flowering evergreen barrier of about 2.5m with minimal maintenance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoundation planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Clipped low it softens the base of a wall without swamping windows.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour block in a mixed bed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grouped in threes it supplies autumn colour when perennials are cutting out.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePool surround\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small leaves and clean petal drop mean less debris in the water than broad leaved shrubs.\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 1.2m\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 and early spring\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acidic and free draining with plenty of organic matter; lime, concrete washings and poor drainage all cause yellowing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soak thoroughly at planting and then twice a week through the first summer, always at the root zone rather than over the foliage. Top up mulch each spring and keep lawn and competing groundcover 300mm back from the stems.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden cultivar of a species from southern Japan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rose pink\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795279347998,"sku":"ND-0353-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/qNVUcdyuiApqgCkVzzVcu_XSIG1TW7.jpg?v=1787312310","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/camellia-sasanqua-rose-ann","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}