Falling Star Camellia

Exquisite, pink-edged single blooms of Falling Star Camellia (Camellia sasanqua 'Falling Star') are welcome bright spots in the late fall and early winter landscape. Their ruffled charm is especially striking against the dark green, broad-leaved evergreen foliage.

A wonderful size for modern lots, Falling Star grows taller than wide with a densely-held branch structure. Growing at a satisfyingly rapid rate, vigorous Falling Star won't take long to give you a lovely garden screen.

Planting and Application:

Camellia Falling Star is a fine-textured shrub with plenty of petite blooms and small leaves that are subtly toothed along the margins. It can be styled in formal, Asian or Cottage settings with equal success.

• Use one as a feature plant, or mass several of them as a backdrop. For a solid hedge, place them five feet apart from the center of one to the center of the next.
• Set the stage with Falling Star behind a sculpture, fountain or high-end container garden. You'll be so pleased how easy it is to achieve a designer look with this elegant choice.
• This lovely, full-bodied shrub makes a perfect compliment to a water feature. Hide the approach to a pond from a narrow garden path to boost the drama in the moment of entrance.
• Make showy Falling Star Camellia a key component of a Terrace Garden, as it can be kept in containers for many years. Keep them on wheeled caddies and they'll become modular living walls to shift as needed depending on the size of your crowd.
• Anchor your foundation planting with sophisticated Falling Star Camellia planted at the corner of your home. Use one, or pair a trio together to match the scale on larger properties.

#ProPlantTips for Care: 

Camellias do well in morning sun and afternoon shade with at least four hours of sunlight daily. They need well-drained soil, use a raised bed if your soil stays soggy after rain.

• Use symbiotic Nature Hills Root Booster formula in a planting hole dug twice as wide and almost as deep as the pot. Tap the well-watered plant out of the pot and firm soil around it; then pull pine bark mulch over the top of the root system, avoiding the stems.
• Water thoroughly after your plant to eliminate air pockets. Keep your Camellias happy and healthy with a consistent schedule of supplemental water during dry weather.
• Prune in early spring to shape and to remove any damaged branches. Fertilize with a flowering Acid Lovers formula in early spring and enjoy this impeccable landscape asset.