by Gemma Odering

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Autumn Camellias at Intelligro

very autumn at Intelligro our customers drive into our retail area and are greeted with a spectacular mass of white flowers along the length of our driveway. At this time of the year, we get many enquiries asking what our hedge is. The answer is a Camellia Sasanqua Setsugekka, which is one of the more popular camellias. In New Zealand the three main varieties grown here are Sasanqua, Japonica and Hybrid types. Perhaps the most well-known though is Camellia Sinensis with the tips picked to be brewed into tea. Camellias have commonly been planted as an individual feature tree or...