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Description
White Shi-Shi Camellia is a compact evergreen shrub with a bushy rounded habit and lush glossy deep green evergreen leaves that stay green year-round. Heavy blooms of large formally double porcelain white flowers bloom from late fall into winter attracting butterflies. Best blooms occur in partial sun and acidic, well-drained soil.
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Type: |
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Height: |
3' - 4’ |
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Spread: |
3’ - 4’ |
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Spacing: |
3’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
7 - 9 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
White |
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Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Water regularly, but needs well-draining and mildly acidic soils. Too much water retention can increase susceptibility to fungal diseases. Yellowing leaves indicates acidity too low. When flowers are too dense to fully open, prune dead or weak wood.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or Mass Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, and Containers .
COMPANION PLANTS: Coral Bells, Dogwood, Bleeding Heart
IMAGES: Photo by llee_wu, Camellia, (2) Photo by Stephanie Harvey, camellia, (3) Photo by Toshiyuki IMAI, Sasanqua
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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