Camellia sasanqua 'Paradise Blush'
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Paradise Blush Sasanqua Camellia
Botanical Name: Camellia sasanqua 'Paradise Blush'
Family: Theaceae
Origin: Australia (Paradise series); cultivar selection
Plant Type: Evergreen shrub
Overview
'Paradise Blush' is part of the Australian-bred Paradise series, prized for its upright, compact habit and white to soft blush-pink blooms produced freely through autumn and winter. Its dense, glossy foliage and naturally columnar form make it one of the best camellias for narrow hedges and screens, delivering reliable cool-season colour with a tidy, well-behaved shape.
Key Features
- Mature Size: 2–3 m H x 1–1.8 m W (naturally upright)
- Growth Rate: Moderate; 15–30 cm per year; dense, upright and columnar with a self-branching habit
- Foliage: Small, glossy deep-green leaves; dense and fine-textured — ideal for clipping
- Flowers: White flushed soft pink (blush) blooms; autumn into winter; lightly fragrant
- Seasonal Interest: Autumn–winter flowering; glossy evergreen foliage year-round
- Wildlife Value: Cool-season flowers provide nectar and pollen for bees
- Tolerance: Frost hardy to moderate; more sun- and drought-tolerant than japonicas once established; dislikes alkaline soils and waterlogging
- Planting Density: Narrow formal hedge: 60–75 cm apart; informal screen: 80 cm–1 m apart; feature: 1.2–1.5 m clearance
- Pet Friendly: Non-toxic to cats and dogs
Where It Works Best
- Sunlight: Full sun to part shade
- Soil: Moist, humus-rich, free-draining acidic to neutral soil; mulch to keep roots cool
- Water Needs: Establishment: deep soak 2–3 times per week for 12–16 weeks. Established: deep soak weekly in summer (twice weekly in heatwaves); every 2–3 weeks in winter.
- Maintenance: Clip after flowering to maintain a hedge or upright form; camellia/azalea food in spring; mulch annually; iron chelate if foliage yellows
- Lifespan: 30–50+ years
- Climate Zones: Suited to temperate SA — Adelaide metro, Hills and coastal gardens
- Soil pH: Acidic to neutral (pH 5.5–6.5)
Landscape & Design Ideas
- Narrow evergreen hedge or screen for tight spaces and boundaries
- Upright accent either side of entries and gateways
- Autumn–winter colour in courtyards and mixed borders
Why You Will Love It
'Paradise Blush' is the camellia for narrow spaces — a naturally upright, easy-care evergreen that screens beautifully and rewards you with masses of soft blush blooms just when the cooler months set in.