Sun Loving Camellias. The best way to find out which varieties of plants will grow where you live is to find neighbors who are growing them. Fall blooming camellia sasanquas are more sun tolerant than larger leaved spring blooming camellia japonicas.
Low maintenance shade loving small trees or shrubs camellias throw themselves into spellbinding bloom during the dull days from late fall into early spring when there s not much cheer happening in the garden. Alba plena debutante gigantea lady clare mathotiana and professor charles s. Camellias with red blooms tend to tolerate sun better than white or pink varieties.
Sasanquas are pretty tolerant of sun or shade although the leaves may get temporarily sunburned if abruptly moved from shade to sun.
Fall blooming camellia sasanquas are more sun tolerant than larger leaved spring blooming camellia japonicas. The best way to find out which varieties of plants will grow where you live is to find neighbors who are growing them. Sasanquas are somewhat less cold hardy than japonicas but that shouldn t be a factor if you re in zone 8a. Alba plena debutante gigantea lady clare mathotiana and professor charles s.