This weekend, mom delivered a straight-from-garden grouping of Pink Perfection Camellias. The pink perfection is one of my favorite blooms with her hot pink delicately carved petals. I've been trying to find one of these late winter/early spring bloomers at several local garden centers to no avail. I was, however, referred to a new find, Camtoo Camellias, a wholesale camellia nursery in Greensboro, NC! (As a hometown girl, I do love a NC plant business!) I've also found there are several equally as aesthetically pleasing camellia cousins. In talking with my mom about her shrub, she did share that she doesn't love how the flowers fade and fall: the entire bloom drops from the steam together leaving litter of brown clumps on the ground beneath the shrub. That isn't something necessarily that I would have considered when plant shopping, but it something definitely worth considering going forward along with bloom time, sun/shade preference and size!
In my own garden, we did plan several Yuletide Camellia Sasanqua's this past Fall. Unfortunately, they didn't bloom despite being loaded with blooms, but I am optimistic about next year's show!
Happy Gardening!
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The Pink Perfection camellia is so beautiful, you are right, they do look almost carved--and that color is amazing. I wouldn't mind picking up after the bloom is spent either, not if I could have that show in my garden! Thank you for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteI have always loved these flowers. It is truly beautiful.
ReplyDelete@karen, I agree - picking up the blooms is a small price to pay for the flowers!
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