Shishi Gashira Dwarf Camellia

Camellia sasanqua ‘Shishi Gashira’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-10b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub

Species: Sasanqua (Fall, Mid Winter)

Height at Maturity: 3-4′

Width at Maturity: 4-5′

Spacing: 3-4′ for solid hedges; 8’+ for space between plants

Flower Color: Rose-Pink

Flower Size: Large, 2.5-3″

Flowering Period: Fall to Mid Winter

Flower Type: Double

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Dark Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade or Filtered Sun, All Day Filtered Sun

Water Needs: Average, Lower when established

Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist

Soil pH: 5.0 – 6.5 (Acid)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer – more info, Drought (when established), Heat, Humidity

Intolerances: Direct Afternoon Sun, Constantly Soggy Soil

Description

Shishi Gashira is without a doubt one of the finest fall and winter blooming Camellias on the market. From mid fall through mid winter, ShiShi Gashira produces an amazing plethora of gorgeous, bright rose-pink double flowers on compact plants growing to only 3 to 4 feet tall with a slightly wider spread to maybe 5 feet. Its compact size makes it an excellent choice for smaller garden spaces and in home foundation plantings.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing only 2 to 4 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide (depending on pruning), the Shishi Gashira Camellia is ideal for use as a specimen, in groupings or as a hedge in landscape borders and is especially suited for use in partially shaded home foundation plantings. A fine addition to camellia gardens, Asian gardens, pink theme gardens, cottage gardens, cut flower gardens and woodland borders. Also suitable for containers that can be brought indoors during winter by those who live and garden above USDA Zone 7a, where this camellia variety is not reliably winter hardy. Find Your Zone

Suggested Spacing: 3 to 4 feet apart for solid hedge; 8 feet or more apart for space between plants

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7a, where this Camellia variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

Camellia adapt well to various soil types however prefer a moist but well-drained acidic soil that is rich in organic matter. Constantly soggy soil is a slow killer. In general, Camellia grows and blooms better in partial shade with some shelter from the hot afternoon sun. Morning sun with afternoon shade or filtered sunlight is perfect. All-day filtered sun is fine.

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My camellia plant arrived quickly. It is extremely healthy and has glossy leaves and a substantial root system. I planted it the day it arrived, and it already has buds on it.——————————————————————-Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I could not have been happier with my recent order of two varieties of dwarf camellia. The plants arrive well packaged and in superb condition! One of the varieties I ordered was not available due to not meeting their standards. The representative worked with me to find a suitable substitute and shared some of cost of shipping to compensate for my trouble. This is truly outstanding service! The plants have been planted for about a month and are doing very well. I will definitely order from Wilson Bros again!————————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy your purchase for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The plants were healthy, a good size and packaged extremely well. No one else has this dwarf shishi available and it is beautiful!—————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Beautiful healthy shrubs. Would purchase again.—————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG-

I’ve purchased several plants from Wilson Brothers and I’ve never been disappointed. Always reliably healthy and ready to grow!—————————————————We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the kind words and great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

It arrived in perfect shape and two weeks later has lots of new growth. Im very happy.————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

My ShiShiGashira arrived very quickly. It was packaged well, and we planted it the day it arrived. I couldn’t believe how lush and green it was, and it was completely covered with healthy little buds. It has been out there several weeks now, and still looks healthy and happy. I hadn’t used this nursery before, but I could not be more pleased, and we will definitely be purchasing here again.———————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I cant speak on the blooms because i just received my plant but I do want to say I’m so impressed by the way the plants are shipped. They are really large and healthy, healthy plants. I cant go to lowes and get plants taken care of this well. This is my most definate go to nursery for all my Perennials. These guys know healthy plants.——————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

We ordered the camellias and didn’t wait long for their arrival. They were well packaged to prevent damage. They were fresh, in beautiful condition and appear to be very healthy. A few days after planting we had a few brown leaves on each plant. We took picture and sent them to Wilson Brothers. They were responsive and agreed with us that it was most likely sun scald but if anything changed to let them know. We snipped these leaves off, with no serious consequences to the plants and so far all is good. Quick, excellent quality and responsive. We will purchase from you again.————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I purchased the 3 gallon size of this camellia. It arrived very quickly. It was a gorgeous plant. The shipping container was awesome. There was no way this plant could have been damaged in shipping. I have not yet planted it into the ground, but it was full of buds and is blooming beautifully. I would definitely order from Wilson Bros. again.———————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

We were very pleased with the 8 camellias we ordered from Wilson Brothers. The plants arrived quickly and were well packaged and healthy.———————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Shipment was very fast and the camellias are just lovely!———————————————We are so happy you are pleased with your purchase! Beth | WBG

Highly recommend!———————-We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG

Was pleased at the timing & condition of plant delivery. Plant doing very good right now; must wait til fall to see blooms.———————————Hi Johanna, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Shishi Gashira Camellia Sasanqua. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come!
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

I have been very impressed with my first order from Wilson Brothers. My order of two dwarf camellia’s arrived very quickly. The plants were packaged in very sturdy boxes where they were well protected in transit. Now that they have been planted a few weeks the plants look as though they never knew that they were moved from their original homes. They are happy and healthy. I look forward to many years of enjoyment watching them grow and flower.———————————–WBG Reply: Hi Betty, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Shishi Gashira Dwarf Camellia. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come!
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

The plants were packaged beautifully and arrived very quickly as healthy and vibrant plants. Instructions for planting and care were included and we will wait and see. We love the flower color and evergreen leaves.—————————WBG Reply: Hi Julie & Andy, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Shishi Gashira Dwarf Camellia. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come!
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

This beautifully-shaped sasanqua camellia arrived carefully packed–and absolutely full of buds. It’s now blooming its heart out, despite the cold. And when I transplanted it, I discovered that it was actually two shrubs! Couldn’t be more delighted. Thanks so much.—————–WBG Reply: Hi G.M., Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Shishi Gashira Dwarf Camellia. We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase and its always nice to get two for the price of one. We hope you enjoy them for years to come!
Beth Steele-Marketing Communications Director

Unable to find a dwarf camellia locally, I ordered this plant from Wilson Bros online with some hesitation due to prior experiences with mail order plants from other vendors. I was especially curious how the plant would be shipped given its relatively large (3 gal) size. I could not have been more pleased with the result. The camellia itself is gorgeous and is in perfect shape. In fact better than anything I have seen in local nurseries. And the shipping container was perfect, protecting the plant in a unique package. I don’t know when I will be looking again for new plants, but will give Wilson Bros the first nod if I do. ———————— WBG REPLY: Hi Tom – Thanks so much for putting confidence in us, all the compliments, and for your review of the Shishi Gashira Camellia. It makes everything we do even more worth the while. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can do for you. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens

Really impressed with the packaging and the plant looks great. You never know what the plants going to look like, so when it looks like something I would buy upon seeing it, I really appreciate it. ———————- WBG REPLY: Hi Philllip – Thanks so much for your review of the Shishi Gashira Camellia and we hope you enjoy it for years to come as much as we have the ones in our gardens. We ship the best quality plants availabble. If ever a plant is not to your satisfaction let us know. We’re all ears and aim to please. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can do for you. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens

The Camellia arrived healthy and is doing well after planting. Unfortunately, while it was reasonably well packed, in transit one of the branches broke off. I buy plants online quite a bit and it would be helpful to have a “This side up” notice on the outside of the box. ————– WBG RESPONSE: Hi Georgina – Thanks for providing us with your review. Glad to hear that the Camellia is planted and doing well. Not so glad to hear one of the branches broke off due to there being no arrows on the box. It is standard protocol for our packaging staff to put arrows on every box. Sounds like they missed this doing it on this box. I’ll definitely forward your review to our shipping department manager who will speak with the shipping staff about this. Keep us posted on how the Camellia does. If for any reason you decide you’d like it replaced let us know and we’ll be happy to do that for you. Also let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens

Plants arrived quickly and were in very good condition. I bought these to plant right in front of my home so am hoping they stay small as advertised….they look bushy and like they will. Remarkable quality plants.