The Winter Rose Folio
Moonshadow Camellia

Moonshadow Camellia

Bloom Form

semi double

Bloom Season

early

Key Attributes

Cultivar NameMoonshadow
SpeciesCamellia sasanqua
Primary Colorwhite
Secondary Colorpink
Color Patternblush-tinted petals
Bloom Formsemi-double
Bloom Seasonearly
Fragrancelightly fragrant
Growth Habitupright

About this Camellia cultivar

Camellia sasanqua 'Moonshadow' is a fall-blooming sasanqua camellia grown for its elegant, light-colored flowers and glossy evergreen foliage. Reference context identifies it as a sasanqua cultivar, which typically has an upright to bushy shrub habit and blooms earlier than japonica types. The cultivar name and nursery context suggest a refined ornamental selection with pale blooms, likely white to blush-toned, suited for landscape use as a specimen, hedge, or foundation shrub. Like other sasanquas, it is valued for dependable cool-season flowering, attractive dense foliage, and adaptability in the garden.

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Moonshadow Camellia