Bonsai Camellia sasanqua 'Yuletide' - Autumn camellia in bonsai form

Camellia sasanqua 'Yuletide' Bonsai is an elegant ornamental plant, shaped and cultivated in the bonsai style, appreciated for its glossy, evergreen foliage and delicate blooms, which usually appear from autumn to early winter.

Compared with many varieties of Camellia japonica, Camellia sasanqua blooms earlier and has a finer appearance, with somewhat smaller leaves and a naturally looser habit. The bonsai form highlights the trunk, branching and compact crown, turning the plant into an exceptional decorative specimen for a terrace, balcony, veranda or garden.

🌿 Botanical characteristics

• Botanical name: Camellia sasanqua

• Family: Theaceae

• Common name: Autumn Camellia / Sasanqua Camellia

• Plant type: evergreen ornamental shrub, trained in the bonsai style

• Leaves: small to medium-sized, glossy, deep green

• Flowers: single, semi-double or double, depending on the variety

• Blooming period: generally autumn to early winter

• Habit: compact, branched, shaped in the bonsai form

• Uses: terrace, balcony, veranda, garden, bonsai and ornamental plant collections

☀️ Growing conditions and care

• Light: prefers good light, with gentle morning or afternoon sun; in very hot areas, it benefits from protection from strong midday sun

• Watering: regular and balanced; the substrate should be kept slightly moist, without waterlogging

• Substrate: acidic to slightly acidic, airy and well-drained

• Humidity: appreciates moderate atmospheric humidity and a well-ventilated environment

• Temperature: prefers moderate temperatures and outdoor conditions

• Cold hardiness: has good resistance to low temperatures, but specimens grown in bonsai containers are more sensitive to frost than plants grown directly in the ground

• Fertilization: fertilize moderately during the active growing period, using products suitable for acid-loving plants

• Pruning: carried out after flowering or during the growing period to maintain its shape and encourage branching

🌱 Secret Garden substrate recommendation

👉 For optimal development, we recommend an acid-loving plant substrate that is airy and well-drained, suitable for Camellia, Azalea and Rhododendron. It is important for the substrate to maintain balanced moisture without remaining permanently waterlogged.

✨ What makes it special

• spectacular and elegant bonsai form

• evergreen foliage that remains decorative all year round

• autumn flowering, during a period when few plants are still in bloom

• refined appearance, suitable for terraces and collections

• can be shaped and kept compact through regular pruning

• combines the appearance of an ornamental shrub with the aesthetics of a bonsai

• becomes more visually interesting as the trunk and branching mature

📌 Note: The appearance of each specimen may naturally vary depending on the shape of the trunk, degree of branching, number of buds and stage of development. Flowers may be temporarily absent outside the blooming season.

Plants cultivated in bonsai form are more sensitive to the substrate drying out completely and to their roots freezing, because the volume of soil in the container is limited.

The price applies to a plant with or without flowers.

Height including pot: 30 cm
Pot diameter: 15 cm
Sold without saucer.