I purchased 3 fragrant sasquana camellias a couple of years ago after using my nose to track down one I saw in the garden at Heligan. Let me say the fragrance is minimal. You need to put your nose right by the flowers to find it, a bit musty. I imagine if the plant was in an enclosed, protected corner you might chance on an elusive whiff on a sunny day.They all seem to flower in October/November which is lovely as the flowers do not get hit by the freezing wind, snow, hail etc. which spoils the later flowering varieties. Sasquanas tend to grow more vertically and not so bushy. Mine are still in large pots on the patio as I intended to move them into the conservatory when they flowered to enjoy the so called perfume, one is yet to flower. If you want further info. I will dig out the labels for varieties etc. They are not commonly available in run of the mill garden centres.
I discoverered sasquanas when a friend gave me a very poorly evergreen shrub as a goodbye present when I was moving away. She was confident I would resuscitate it, it was very cheap and she didn't have a lot of money to spend. I still have the camellia which only needed a good drink, to be moved out of its very small pot and some TLC. It is a small flowered single pale pink which flowers every year in Oct. No scent but I would not part with it and I have no idea of its name.
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I purchased 3 fragrant sasquana camellias a couple of years ago after using my nose to track down one I saw in the garden at Heligan. Let me say the fragrance is minimal. You need to put your nose right by the flowers to find it, a bit musty. I imagine if the plant was in an enclosed, protected corner you might chance on an elusive whiff on a sunny day.They all seem to flower in October/November which is lovely as the flowers do not get hit by the freezing wind, snow, hail etc. which spoils the later flowering varieties. Sasquanas tend to grow more vertically and not so bushy. Mine are still in large pots on the patio as I intended to move them into the conservatory when they flowered to enjoy the so called perfume, one is yet to flower. If you want further info. I will dig out the labels for varieties etc. They are not commonly available in run of the mill garden centres.
I discoverered sasquanas when a friend gave me a very poorly evergreen shrub as a goodbye present when I was moving away. She was confident I would resuscitate it, it was very cheap and she didn't have a lot of money to spend. I still have the camellia which only needed a good drink, to be moved out of its very small pot and some TLC. It is a small flowered single pale pink which flowers every year in Oct. No scent but I would not part with it and I have no idea of its name.
Camellias look great this time of year.