The White Shi Shi Camellia from the Southern Living Plant Collection (Camellia sasanqua White Shi Shi ) is an evergreen shrub known for its large white blooms that appear in late fall and early winter. White Shi Shi is composed of white double blooms that are 3 inches in diameter sitting atop glossy green serrated foliage. From early fall to late winter the White Shi Shi will provide you with prolific blooms. Native to China and Japan this is a high altitude shrub with a hardiness from 0 - 10 degrees Fahrenheit for the low range of the zone Zones 7a to 9b. White Shi Shi was a newer introduction in 2017 bred especially for an autumn bloom time providing a beautiful complement to late winter to spring blooming camellias. They tolerate a part sun to sun location but need protection from the early morning and afternoon sun especially in the hottest regions of their hardiness zone. They will tolerate even clay soils that are properly amended and that drain well. They are not drought tolerant so when natural rainfall is less than one inch per week you will want to supplement that by watering regularly to keep them evenly moist.