Bonanza
Key Attributes
| Cultivar Name | Bonanza |
| Species | Camellia sasanqua |
| Primary Color | red |
| Secondary Color | yellow |
| Color Pattern | solid petals with contrasting yellow stamens |
| Bloom Form | semi-double |
| Bloom Season | early |
| Bloom Size Cm | 8 |
| Fragrance | lightly fragrant |
| Growth Habit | bushy |
About this Camellia cultivar
Camellia sasanqua 'Bonanza' is a sasanqua camellia cultivar valued for its profuse display of vivid rosy-red to deep pink blooms in the fall. The flowers are typically semi-double, with prominent golden yellow stamens that create a striking contrast against the petals. As a sasanqua camellia, it is generally vigorous and useful as an evergreen shrub for hedging, screening, or espalier. It usually bears small, glossy, dark green foliage and has a dense, bushy to slightly upright habit. This cultivar is especially noted for showy early-season flowering and landscape versatility.
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