{"product_id":"camellia-tsaii","title":"Camellia tsaii","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\u003eCamellia tsaii\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost camellias in cultivation are bred for the flower. \u003cem\u003eCamellia tsaii\u003c\/em\u003e is grown for the plant: small narrow leaves, arching wiry stems and bronze new growth on a fine-textured evergreen that behaves more like a large-leaved shrub than a traditional camellia. The flowers are small, white and lightly fragrant, scattered through the canopy in late autumn and winter, which suits designers who want camellia toughness without the heavy formality of a japonica bloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Camellia tsaii\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Narrow, slightly wavy leaves give a soft texture rare among evergreen screening plants.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArching form\u003c\/strong\u003e: Weeping outer stems soften built edges and read well against rendered or brick walls.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBronze flush\u003c\/strong\u003e: New growth emerges coppery bronze before hardening to deep green, giving two colours at once.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall scented flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Numerous white blooms with yellow stamens, carrying a light fragrance up close.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShade capable\u003c\/strong\u003e: Performs in genuine part shade where sun-dependent screening plants thin out and go bare at the base.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShaded screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A dependable evergreen wall along a south-facing boundary or between close-built houses.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWoodland underplanting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Massed below established deciduous trees in cool and temperate gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTextural hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Clipped loosely to 1.5 to 2m where a soft face is wanted instead of a hard formal edge.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollector's specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown as a single free-form shrub in a courtyard where its weeping habit can be seen from all sides.\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 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 or early spring in temperate zones\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moist but free draining, organic-rich, acid to neutral soil. Avoid limey soils and any site that holds water after rain\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water regularly through the first two summers so the root ball never dries out completely, as this species resents drought while young. Maintain a 75mm layer of leaf litter or composted bark mulch and shelter it from hot dry wind in its first season.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m\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 Part shade to filtered light, tolerating morning sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern China, northern Vietnam and Myanmar\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795332595998,"sku":"ND-0360-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/RY5kBkFh6qhwUckXv6T9z_BEIOrf2w.jpg?v=1787313477","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/camellia-tsaii","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}