There are three plants at Mount Edgcumbe, one labelled Camellia oleifera, two labelled C. sasanqua 'Fukuzutsumi', planted in 2006. They are all the same variety. I wrote a blog about them in November 2020, tentatively concluding that its correct identity was Camellia sasanqua 'Fragrans'. It is not. Nor is it C. sasanqua 'Narumigata', though it … Continue reading Camellia sasanqua ‘Tago-no-tsuki’
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Sasanqua season 2019 – 2
Is it the right time to go up to the park to see the sasanquas? Well, no, not quite yet. I found eight varieties in flower today but most only just beginning with a handful of blooms. Give it another three or four weeks. Here are the first four, clockwise from top left 'Hugh Evans' … Continue reading Sasanqua season 2019 – 2