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Yuletide Camellia

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Camellia sasanqua 'Yuletide'

Yuletide Camellia delivers festive deep cherry-red blooms during fall and winter months when garden color typically diminishes, providing exceptional seasonal interest during dormant periods. Its lustrous dark green evergreen foliage ensures year-round ornamental presence while thriving in dappled shade conditions ideal for brightening understory plantings and challenging landscape positions. Strategic companion planting with Long Island Pink Camellia creates harmonious color layering and design cohesion, as both cultivars share compatible growth habits and foliage characteristics. The combination of cool-season flowering, shade tolerance, persistent evergreen structure, and refined aesthetic presence makes it an outstanding choice for gardeners seeking sophisticated winter interest and reliable performance in partially shaded garden environments.

Yuletide Camellia thrives in well-draining soil conditions and requires less frequent watering than many ornamental shrubs. In clay-predominant regions like North Carolina, amending planting holes with pine bark soil conditioner substantially improves drainage and root establishment for camellias, rhododendrons, mountain laurels, and azaleas. This soil modification prevents waterlogging and root rot while creating the acidic, friable medium these acid-loving plants require for optimal performance. Strategic soil preparation at planting time establishes the foundation for vigorous long-term growth and reduces ongoing maintenance demands throughout the specimen's lifespan.

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Mature Height: 7'

Mature Width: 7'

Flower Season: Fall into winter

Sun: Full sun to full shade

Hardiness Zone: 7 to 10

This plant is suitable for the low temperates below:

Temp (F)

Zone

Temp (C)

0 to 10

-17.8 to -12.2

10 to 20

-12.2 to -6.7

20 to 30

-6.7 to -1.1

30 to 40

-1.1 to 4.4

Be sure to use a well drained soil medium when planting any Camellia as they prefer less watering than you might think. In NC our soil is clay so we prefer to use pine bark soil conditioner when planting Camellia, Rhododendron, Mountain Laurel, and Azalea.