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A pink carpet of blooms.

Camellia sasanqua October Magic® Carpet

A lower, spreading selection with ruffled, pink anemone petals surrounding a center of bright yellow stamens

As captivating as a golden-haired prima ballerina swirling across the autumn stage in her pink tutu, the ruffled, crepe paper-like flowers of ‘Carpet’ will continue to dance in your memory long after they leave the stage. With its bushy, spreading habit, this new introduction to the growing list of October Magic® Camellias, offers an adaptability in the landscape that larger selections cannot, making it the ideal choice for urban settings and smaller gardens. Mix Carpet with spring and summer flowering perennials like salvias, coreopsis and coneflowers for a full season of flowers.

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Who Am I?

  • Common Name

    October Magic® Carpet camellia
  • Botanical Name

    Camellia sasanqua ‘Green 01-006’ PP27597
  • Type

    Shrub
  • Evergreen?

    YES
  • Bloom Time

    October-November
  • Bloom Color

    Pink

Cultural Details

  • Bloom Time

    October-November
  • Size

    3-4’ tall x 4-5’ wide
  • Hardiness Zone

    7-9
  • Light

    Full sun / Afternoon shade
  • Soil

    Average garden soil
  • Moisture

    Moist, but well-drained
  • Disease & Pests

    Occasional scale
  • Landscape Use

    Foundation plantings, mass plantings, urban gardens
  • Propagation

    Cuttings
  • Pruning

    These camellias flower in fall. Should they need any pruning to shape them, be sure to do that in early spring to allow for enough time for flowers buds to form.

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