In flower from mid fall to Christmas in our gardens, Purple Haze is a compact Camellia maturing to only 4 to 5 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide, making it a perfect fit for smaller garden spaces where its larger growing cousins won't fit. As with most other Camellia sasanqua varieties, Purple Haze shows off an abundance of double, rose-form flowers that open to a red to reddish purple aging to purplish blue. Excellent in groupings or as a low hedge in larger landscape borders for partially shaded areas. Morning and/or evening sun with some shade or filtered sun in the afternoon is perfect.

NOTE:  Like a blue Hydrangea, the flowers of Purple Haze Camellia will have more purple in acidic soils and red to red-purple in soils with a neutral pH. We have some in several locations and the ones in more shade seem to be more purple as well, but that could just be the shade making the flowers look darker in color. Purple Haze prefers an acid soil ranging from 5.0 to 6.0 on the pH scale. To increase soil acidity apply Soil Sulfur or Aluminum Sulfate as directed on the product label. The use of an composted organic matter as a mulch around the plant can also help to increase soil acidity. SEE: About Soil pH and How To Test and Adjust It

*Espalier (pronounced: ih-spal-yay) ...an ornamental shrub or tree that has been trained to grow flat against a wall, fence, or other vertical, flat surface.