Camellia sasanqua (Introduced)

Camellia sasanqua Thunb., J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 14.: 632 (1784) (syn: Sasanqua malliflora Raf. ; Sasanqua odorata Raf. ; Sasanqua vulgaris Nees ; Camellia miyagii (Koidz.) Makino & Nemoto ; Camellia sasanqua var. angustifolia Miq. ; Camellia sasanqua var. fujikoana Makino ; Camellia sasanqua var. lanceolata Miq. ; Camellia sasanqua var. latifolia Miq. ; Camellia sasanqua var. longifolia Miq. ; Camellia sasanqua var. obtusifolia Miq. ; Camellia sasanqua var. serrata (Siebold ex Kochs) Masam. ; Camellia sasanqua var. thunbergii Pierre ; Camellia tegmentosa (Koidz.) Makino & Nemoto ; Thea miyagii Koidz. ; Thea sasanqua (Thunb.) Nois. ex Cels; Thea sasanqua var. serrata Siebold ex Kochs ; Thea sasanqua var. thunbergii Pierre; Thea tegmentosa Koidz.)
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S. Japan to Nansei-shoto: Japan, Nansei-shoto; Introduced into: Assam, Korea, Laos, Vietnam as per POWO;
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Common name: Sasankwa, Sasankwa Camelia, Sasanka
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Camellia Species for ID : Atlanta, Georgia : 26JAN19 : AK-61 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)
Camellia Species seen in Atlanta during my visit in Oct,18.
Camellia sasanqua?


Camellia sasanqua ‘Kanjiro’.



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Camellia Species for ID : Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta : 03JUL20 : AK-09 : 7 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
Camellia Species seen at the garden in October, 2018.

Try to check with Camellia japonica

Please look at Camellia sasanqua; they bloom earlier than some others.

Sorry, I used the old name, please look at C. oleifera.

Thanks for the correct name.


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Camellia Species seen at the garden in October, 2018.

Pl. check Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’, you have suggested in another post from Atlanta.
Pl. see https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimatkins-sr/30886186377


These white flowers were very close to another plant with light pink flowers named as Camellia sasanqua ‘Daydream’.
This was probably a faded flower of the same?

This does not appear to be faded to me


Then must be something very close to  Camellia sasanqua ‘Daydream’.


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Camellia sasanqua from California-GS28102020-6 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2)
Camellia sasanqua Thunb.
Common name: Sasanqua camellia
Evergreen shrub differing from C. japonica (leaves 5-10 cm long) in smaller leaves 3-5 cm long, bluntly pointed (vs. acuminate), smaller flowers less than 5 cm across with obovate petals (vs. 7-12 cm with rounded petals) and pubescent ovary (vs. glabrous).
Photographed from Fremont, California, 23-12-2017

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camellia sasanqua SNC4625: 1 high res. image.
Ornamental shrub to small tree, sometimes planted as Hedge in Auckland New Zealand


 

 


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  Flowers of India  India Biodiversity Portal   Wikipedia  adcocksnursery  gardenerdirect  NCSU

Updated on June 6, 2025

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