{"product_id":"camellia-sasanqua-yuletide","title":"Yuletide Camellia - Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’","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\u003eYuletide Camellia - Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompact, tightly branched and flowering fire engine red from late autumn into winter, ‘Yuletide’ is the sasanqua people plant when they want colour at eye level in a narrow space. The flowers are single, so the bright yellow stamen centre stays visible and the bloom keeps a clean simple shape. Small dark leaves and short internodes mean this \u003cem\u003eCamellia sasanqua\u003c\/em\u003e holds a clipped face better than most, which is why it turns up so often as a hedge against a fence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Yuletide Camellia\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Red Flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e: An unusually pure red among camellias, with an open form that shows the centre clearly.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGold Stamen Boss\u003c\/strong\u003e: A bold ring of yellow stamens at the heart of each bloom lifts the red considerably.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact Upright Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Naturally narrow and dense, so it needs less correcting than a spreading sasanqua.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Dark Leaves\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine glossy foliage takes shearing well and keeps a tight surface between cuts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLate Season Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blooms carry through from late autumn into winter, extending the sasanqua season.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow Fence Line Hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Gives an evergreen flowering screen in a bed under a metre deep.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEspalier\u003c\/strong\u003e: The flexible young wood trains readily onto wires against brick or timber.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEntry Pots\u003c\/strong\u003e: A matched pair either side of a front door flowers exactly when visitors are most frequent.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Screen Under Windows\u003c\/strong\u003e: Maintains at 1.5m easily, so it screens without blocking light.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn through early spring\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slightly acidic, humus rich, moist and free draining; keep it out of ground that stays wet after rain\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly through the first summer and mulch to 75mm, holding the mulch clear of the stems. Feed after flowering with a camellia and azalea fertiliser, and prune or shear as soon as the last flowers drop in late winter so the new growth has time to set buds for the following season.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\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 Slow to moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun in cool and coastal districts, morning sun with afternoon shade inland\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden origin cultivar; the species comes from Japan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red with gold stamens\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795321389342,"sku":"ND-0358-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795321422110,"sku":"ND-0358-100L","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/7CB4RyHMLaCq3Nv7AE-tx_ksENuy56.jpg?v=1787313310","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/camellia-sasanqua-yuletide","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}