Planting A Living Fence With Camellia Sasanqua

Your home is a sanctuary. It’s the place where you can relax, put your feet up, and just enjoy the privacy of your own space. Your garden should be no different. Privacy in the garden is just as important as privacy in your home.You’ve always heard good fences make good neighbors.

What if you don’t want to maintain a wood or chain fence? Have you ever considered planting a living fence? You may not have neighbors, but you may have something that you don’t want to see. You may even want to create small more intimate spaces in your garden and living fences make that possible. There are numerous plants that make great living fences, But why do you want to settle for a green fence when you can have one that blooms?

Camellia Sasanqua – The perfect plant for a living fence

Camellia sasanqua is an evergreen ornamental shrub that has a dense growth habit and flowers in mid to late fall. It can reach heights of 10-12 feet or higher if you wish or you can maintain at the desired height by pruning. Camellia sasanqua is one of the best evergreen ornamentals for achieving this goal of privacy but also providing beauty for your garden.
Camellia sasanqua has a more bushy growth habit which makes it ideal for a screen or hedge. It does stay green all year so even when it’s not blooming, you have an extraordinary plant to look at.
What makes camellia sasanqua different from some of the other camellias is that this species can tolerate full sun and actually will perform and bloom much better with more sun. The blossoms of Camellia sasanqua range from white to pink to red with varying shades all in between. Blossoms of Camellia sasanqua shatter as they fall from the plant making a gorgeous carpet of petals on the ground beneath them.

Where and how to plant

Plant your camellia sasanqua in soil that is moist but well-draining. Make sure that you provide adequate nutrition and moisture, especially in times of drought. To create a living fence or hedge plant your camellia sasanqua 4-5′ apart. In the south, climate zones 8 and 9, fall is the best time to plant.

 

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