Camellia sasanqua Marge Miller

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$7.95

Camellias are super popular for evergreen winter flowering colour.

Groundcovers are in high demand for cruisy carefree gardening.

Put them together and bibbity bobbity boo - you've got Marge Miller! Australia's first ever groundcover camellia.

She's got winner written all over her. She'll tumble over low walls and cascade down slopes, spread herself around taller shrubs, and fill your garden with romantic pink blooms from autumn to early spring.

We fully expect this one to sell out the first batch almost immediately - so if you like it, get it now.

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Description

Camellia sasanqua 'Showa-no-Sakae' hybrid 'Marge Miller'

APPEARANCE : Groundcover camellia with evergreen dark leaves and abundant soft musk-pink blooms. Flowers are a loose double with ruffled petals, large to around 8cm. Sasanqua Camellias have smaller leaves and denser foliage than their cousins the “Japonicas”. They are easier to grow, more sun tolerant, and better in warmer climates. Marge Miller is the first groundcover camellia, developed in Australia.
USE FOR : Ideal for screens, hedges, espaliers and large pots.
PLANTING : Sunny or partly shaded position with morning or afternoon sun. Shelter from strong winds and exposed sites. Plant in a free draining soil rich in organic matter. A potting mix rich with peat moss or humus is ideal added at the time of planting.
CARE : Mulch and water well, prune after flowering and fertilise in Spring. Plant in a soil which is medium to acidic. Avoid lime.
HEIGHT & WIDTH: 30cm H x 2-3m W.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
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