Sasanqua Camellia ‘Mine-No-Yuki’

‘Mine-No-Yuki’ — “snow on the mountain” — earns its name every fall, when double white flowers blanket its spreading, willowy branches from October into December.

Like other sasanquas it handles sun well, from mostly sunny beds to light shade, in acidic well-drained soil. Its lower, wider habit suits foundation plantings, cascading over low walls, and espalier work. On warm fall afternoons the open flowers hum with late-season bees.