Camellia Hedge Pink. It is a slow growing bush that reaches 10 feet in height and 8 feet in diameter in usda zones 6 through 9. The sasanqua is far more common as a hedge plant than the older japonica and with good reason.
Sasanquas are generally faster growing smaller leafed and more sun tolerant compared to japonicas. Camellias can be planted year round but the best planting time is autumn to winter. This is an excellent flowering shrub for shrub borders backgrounds and loose hedges.
Use the camellia as an espalier specimen training the shrub to grow flat against a fence or wall.
In large gardens place camellias as anchor points along the garden path. The flowers are formal double clear pink and perfectly imbricated. The genus was named by linnaeus after the jesuit. Waterhouse with plants that went in at approximately 2ft intervals.