ShiShi Gashira makes winter landscapes come to life

ShiShi Gashira camellia flowers make a beautiful display. They feature pink double flowers with yellow centers. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)
If you’ve noticed the sudden explosion of beautiful rose-pink flowers dotting the landscapes these past few weeks, you have witnessed one of the top-performing shrubs for Louisiana landscapes: ShiShi Gashira. This plant is often listed as Camellia sasanqua in the trade, but it is actually part of the Camellia hiemalis species. Named a Louisiana Super Plant in the fall of 2010, ShiShi Gashira has…

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