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Camellia sasanqua 'Daydream'

Camellia sasanqua 'Daydream'

Bloom Form

single

Bloom Season

early

Key Attributes

Cultivar NameDaydream
SpeciesCamellia sasanqua
Primary Colorpink
Secondary Coloryellow
Color Patternsolid pink petals with contrasting yellow stamens
Bloom Formsingle
Bloom Seasonearly
Fragrancelight fragrance
Growth Habitbushy

About this Camellia cultivar

Camellia sasanqua 'Daydream' is a fall-blooming sasanqua camellia valued for its soft pink flowers and ornamental evergreen habit. As a cultivar of Camellia sasanqua, it typically bears relatively open, elegant blooms with prominent yellow stamens, giving it a light, delicate appearance well suited to autumn gardens. It is commonly grown as an evergreen landscape shrub with small, glossy dark green leaves and a dense branching structure. This cultivar is generally used for foundation plantings, hedges, screens, or specimen use, and like many sasanquas it is noted for blooming earlier than japonica camellias.

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Camellia sasanqua 'Daydream'