Re: Camellias

cnorman@best.com writes:
>So I'm not the only one with late camellias?  Last year mine started to
>show their colors in Dec and began blooming in late Dec and Jan.  The
>blooms lasted until the middle of May.  This year I had tight buds until
>fairly recently and no flowers yet.
>
>I don't know the variety names.  They are old double-flowered camellias
>(one red and one pink) that came with the house.  My neighbors (whose
>camellias get more sun) have a few blooms but not many.

I have a Camelia sasanqua. Its not a double flowered form, and it has pure
white flowers with a yellow center. Its quite lovely, but it didnt bloom
this fall because it got a bit on the dry side. Its got buds now, and im
waiting for it to start growing.

My grandmother has a Camelia japonica (with pink double flowers) thats
about 10 feet tall and is a small tree. Such a contrast to my other
grandmother whose camelia is a shrub of only 4 feet. Both are wonderful in
bloom. 

BUT i would love to beable to grow Camelia sinensis (Tea) just for the
novelty.
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