‘Reverend Ida’ Dwarf Camellia

Camellia sasanqua ‘Reverend Ida’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-10b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub

Species: Sasanqua (Fall, Mid Winter)

Height at Maturity: 3′

Width at Maturity: 4′

Spacing: 3′ for solid hedges; 7’+ for space between plants

Flower Color: Bright Red

Flower Size: 2.5-3″

Flowering Period: Mid Fall to Mid Winter

Flower Type: Double

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Dark Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade or Filtered Sun, All Day Filtered Sun

Water Needs: Average, Lower when established

Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist

Soil pH: 5.0 – 6.5 (Acid)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer, Drought (when established), Heat, Humidity

Intolerances: Direct Afternoon Sun, Constantly Soggy Soil

Description

Perfect for smaller spaces where larger growing camellias won’t fit, ‘Reverend Ida’ is a red flowering and even smaller growing version of its parent the ShiShi Gashira Camellia. A plethora of bright, double flowers with almost-red petals surrounding and contrasting beautifully with a patch of bright golden stamens are produced in abundance over a long period from mid-fall well into winter. Compact plants grow to around 3 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide making them excellent for use in small spaces, home foundation plantings, groupings, in containers, or as a Bonsai specimen.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing only 2 to 3 feet tall and about 3 to 4 feet wide (depending on pruning), the Reverend Ida Camellia is ideal for use as a specimen, in groupings or as a hedge in landscape borders and is especially suited for use in partially shaded home foundation plantings. A fine addition to Camellia gardens, Asian gardens, red theme gardens, cottage gardens, cut flower gardens and woodland borders. Also suitable for containers that can be brought indoors during winter by those who live and garden above USDA Zone 7a, where this camellia variety is not reliably winter hardy. Find Your Zone

Suggested Spacing: 3 feet apart for solid hedge; 7 feet or more apart for space between plants

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7a, where this Camellia variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

Camellia adapt well to various soil types however prefer a moist but well-drained acidic soil that is rich in organic matter. Constantly soggy soil is a slow killer. In general, Camellia grows and blooms better in partial shade with some shelter from the hot afternoon sun. Morning sun with afternoon shade or filtered sunlight is perfect. All-day filtered sun is fine.

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*Espalier (pronounced: ih-spal-yay) …an ornamental shrub or tree that has been trained to grow flat against a wall, fence, or other vertical, flat surface.

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