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1 ft./yr Growth
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Purple Haze Camellia Information
About The Purple Haze Camellia
Purple Haze Camellia: A Cloud of Unique Color
If you’re looking for a camellia that brings rich color and elegance to your garden, Purple Haze Camellia is a top contender. With its striking double, rose-like blooms in shades of deep purple and red, this beauty creates a dreamy effect—like a garden wrapped in twilight.
Why You’ll Love It:
- Unique Purple Blooms: A rare find in the camellia world, its flowers boast rich purple-red hues for an eye-catching display.
- Lush Evergreen Foliage: Glossy, deep green leaves provide year-round beauty, even when the plant isn’t in bloom.
- Long Bloom Season: Expect a spectacular show from late fall through early spring, keeping your landscape lively during cooler months.
- Easy-Care Elegance: This camellia thrives with minimal fuss, rewarding you with gorgeous color and structure.
Perfect for:
- Accent Planting: Adds a rich pop of color in borders and foundation plantings.
- Containers: Perfect for patio pots and small gardens.
- Screening & Hedges: Creates a dense, flowering privacy screen.
- Shade Gardens:Thrives in dappled light, making it ideal for woodland settings.
Let Purple Haze Camellia add a touch of mystery and romance to your garden. Whether as a standalone showstopper or part of a layered landscape, its enchanting hues will have everyone doing a double take!
Purple Haze Camellia Details
Mature Height:
4-5 ft.
Mature Width:
3-4 ft.
Sunlight:
Full-Part Sun
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Botanical Name:
Camellia sasanqua 'Purple Haze'
Grows Well In Zones:
7-9 outdoors
Does Not Ship To:
AK, AZ, HI, OR
Watering Requirements
Newly planted shrubs need frequent waterings, often 2-3 times a week or daily in hot weather to establish strong roots. Established in-ground plants only need a deep soaking 1–2 times a week during dry spells. Containers always dry out faster and require daily checking, often needing a thorough watering almost every single day during the summer heat.
Sunlight Requirements
Thrives in partial shade, preferably morning sun and afternoon shade. They can tolerate full sun in cooler northern climates, but they should be shielded from intense afternoon sun in warmer southern climates to protect their leaves.
Humidity Requirements
Prefers moderate to higher humidity conditions, thriving in coastal or naturally humid environments.
Pet-Friendly Plant?
Yes, this plant is safe for homes with pets.
How and when should you fertilize camellias?
Fertilize camellias in spring after their blooming cycle finishes using an acid-forming fertilizer formulated for azaleas, rhododendrons, and camellias. You can use either a synthetic fertilizer or organic amendments like composted pine bark or well-rotted compost. Apply fertilizer sparingly 2–3 times between early spring and mid-summer, avoiding late-autumn fertilizing, which can trigger delicate new growth that gets damaged by winter cold.
How do you prune camellias for healthy growth and maximum blooms?
Prune camellias in late spring immediately after their flowers fade before new flower buds set for the next season. Trim back dead or crossing branches, thin out inner growth to improve air circulation and light penetration, and shape the shrub lightly using clean bypass pruners.
Our planters are made from the highest quality materials, and designed to complement a range of styles.
No Exterior Planter
Fiberglass Planters
Grow Pot
Plastic container with drainage holes used by our greenhouse
Agnes
Lightweight fiberglass with a drainage hole and removable stopper
Mexia
Lightweight fiberglass with a drainage hole and removable stopper
All of our plants ship in premium packaging for zero damage on arrival. Here’s what you can expect in your box on arrival:
Your Purple Haze Camellia
Fully rooted in a nursery pot with soil intact
Custom Protection System
Corner guards, soil stabilizer, and branch sleeves keep it secure
Pre-Watered & Ready
Each plant is watered 24 hours before it is shipped
Care Instructions Card
Includes expert-curated care tips to help your plant thrive far beyond the first 30 days.
Perfect For Gifting
No pricing or packing slips included with gifts! Just the plant and a note.
Additional Resources
- Video: Workshop Tutorial 1
- Video: Workshop Tutorial 2
- Video: Workshop Tutorial 3
- Patio Gardening 101: Growing in Containers
- Gardening 101: How to Dig the Perfect Hole
- Gardening 101: How to Determine Sunlight in Your Garden
- Gardening 101: How to Mulch Your Garden
- Gardening 101: How to Water Your Garden
Patio Gardening 101: Growing in Containers
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Gardening 101: How to Dig the Perfect Hole
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Gardening 101: How to Determine Sunlight in Your Garden
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Gardening 101: How to Mulch Your Garden
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Gardening 101: How to Water Your Garden
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