October Magic Snow Camellia
Camellia sasanqua ‘Green S99-016’ ‘PP20539’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub
Species: Sasanqua
Height at Maturity: 4-6′ depending on pruning
Width at Maturity: 4-6′, depending on pruning
Spacing: 4′ apart for solid hedge; 8’+ apart for space between plants
Flower Color: White with Magenta edges
Flower Size: 3″
Flowering Period: Fall trough Mid Winter
Flower Type: Fully Double – Frilled
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, Disease
Intolerances: Direct Afternoon Sun, Constantly Soggy Soil
Description
The gorgeous October Magic Snow Camellia is adored for its frilly and ruffled double flowers with white petals edged in magenta. The flowers literally blanket the dark green foliage throughout fall and in to winter. Copper new spring growth atop the dark green foliage adds even more interest.
Landscape & Garden Uses
A smaller growing Camellia with an upright habit of growth to about 4 to 6 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide (depending on pruning), October Magic Snow is ideal for use as an accent, in groupings, or as hedge or background plant in home foundation plantings or landscape and woodland borders. It is also especially nice as espalier (trained to grow flat against a wall). A fine addition to Camellia gardens, white 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 above USDA Zone 7a, where this camellia variety is not reliably winter hardy. Find Your Zone
Suggested Spacing: 4 feet apart for solid hedge; 8′ 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.
Helpful Articles
Click on a below to get helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Camellias.
Planting Camellias
Pruning Camellias
How To Fertilize & Water Camellias
How To Espalier Plants & Trees
*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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I purchased 5 camellias from WilsonBros. The website was easy to use and the plants came in quickly and well-packaged. The plants are hardy and I know that I am going to enjoy them for a long time to come.—————————————Thanks for the photo. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG



















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