You'll just have to look up when each individual selection blooms, if you need to know that.

So even though it's a sasanqua it may bloom in Nov where another sasanqua blossom in jan. ?

A sasanqua usually starts blooming anywhere between September and December and can last for at least a month. The exact time depends on the cultivar, your location and weather. Some cultivars, like Yuletide, can bloom for a very long time. They can, for example, start in December and potentially last until March, as long as the weather permits. This probably explains why you get the September to March estimate. But, no, a sasanqua, unless a hybrid, is not likely to begin to flower after January.

0k great, that helped. Thanks !

Many Sasanqua - in the horticultural sense - camellias belong to Camellia hiemalis and C. x vernalis (C. japonica x C. sasanqua) botanically. For instance the aforementioned 'Yuletide' is a spontaneous seedling that appeared at Nuccio's, is thought to be an example of C. x vernalis. Often the C. sasanqua selections do not flower after mid season - although there definitely are some kinds considered to be examples of this species that do.

In my mild winters in zone 8, Sasanquas bloom from late September to December. Yuletide blooms from late November to January.

The exact starting point is a moving target every year. I have not recorded this type of info but the start date may at most differ 2-3 weeks from other years. Cold spells in Nov/Dec can make them temporarily stop blooming and restart a few weeks later. Japonicas do the same but they may restart 3 weeks to 2 months later (there are more cold spells when japonicas bloom).

I take to going to city gardens to see what is blooming when temps moderate in September. It gives me an idea of when specific sasanquas start to bloom. Useful if the city garden has a camellia variety that I am considering for purchase.

I will need to look at my tags to remember all of my camellias officially...but I have camellias bloom from September through end of March. The sasanquas always seem to wrap up by Thanksgiving, and the japonicas take over after that, although there can be some overkap depending on what varieties are selected.

Now you just need to add Camellia Azalea to your collection, and you will have camellia blooming every month in a year. :)

If you would list the variety of fall bloomer you have, then someone here will give their experience with that one.

I have at least 5 different fall bloomers and they all start at slightly different times. Unfortunately for me, (and fortunately for you), the my bloom duration is limited by much earlier hard frosts.

I am looking at Dwarf Shi-shi.

I forgot to mention, I am also looking at Sasanqua Bonanza and Mine-no-yuki. Can anyone tell me how sun tolerant these three are and which ones spread out more than grow tall. And anything else noteworthy.

Bonanza spreads more than grow tall. The signle one Mine-no-yuki that I have seen had an upright tall habit with arching branches.

Thanks Luis!

Out of ShiShiGashira, Mine-no-yuki and Kanjiro.. which is best at shrub form rather than tree form ?

Also do sasanqua do well in the same shade that japonica thrives in? Or do they have to have more sun than japonica? The left side of this yard gets more mixed shade than mixed sun and I would love to add a different species of sasanqua there too.

Shishi likes to grow wide. I had one that did well until the shed that shaded it was demolished.... ;o(

Sasanquas can tolerate more sun than japonicas but they will still do best in morning sun, afternoon/evening shade.

What would you say between ShiShiGashira and Kanjiro ? You had said ShiShi is a good shrub former, is Kanjiro shrub forming more than tree forming too ?

Any thoughts on which may bloom longer and do better in sun ?

As for which would do better in the sun, I usually assume that if the camellia is a sasanqua, it will do fine in sunny areas but regardless of that, my summer sun is so intense that I nonetheless give them afternoon shade.

Kanjiro was a pretty bush but I had it once for less than 5 years and I do not recall if it was tree forming; hmm, probably not; my old mental pictures, bad as they are, seem to imply a shrub of equal height and width, more or less.

I never have noticed how long do camellias bloom so I cannot say. I estimate a blooming period between 2-4 weeks but, in my area, sudden cold snaps can make camellias stop blooming, only to restart as long as several months later. That confuses my brain and makes it difficult to calculate how long they bloomed.

If interested in that type of information, I would visit gardens with camellias at several times of the blooming season and take a good camera with you. Massee Lane Gardens in GA is the HQ of the American Camellia Society to boot and it may be a great starting point.