Sasanquas are available in a wide range of colors. Yuletide has deep, reddish pink blooms.
Sasanquas provide important winter forage for pollinators.
Garden centers are typically well stocked with sasanquas in winter, which is the ideal time for planting these shrubs in Louisiana.
Leslie Ann, a sasanqua cultivar that features bicolored white and pink flowers, is a Louisiana Super Plant selection.
Different sasanqua cultivars have different growth habits. Pink Snow, foreground, has a more open form while Yuletide is more upright.
With the old year behind us and a new one straight ahead, it’s a good time to think about making some changes in the garden. While you’re pondering your 2026 landscape upgrades, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Jason Stagg hopes you’ll give consideration to one of his favorite plants: the sasanqua, a species of camellia.“I don’t believe that this shrub gets enough attention,” Stag...
