If your garden is starting to look a bit drab once summer is over, there's one easy-to-grow shrub you might want to plant for ...
This C. sasanqua variety is called "Sparkling Burgundy." If there was ever a plant that was considered royalty in southern landscapes the camellias would undoubtedly be it. They have been grown in our ...
It's January, the time for Southern Californians to be pruning our roses, prepping our garden soil and admiring exotic camellia blooms at our botanic gardens and camellia shows happening this month ...
Camellias are acid-loving plants, and alkaline soils (pH above 7) that we have in New Orleans can limit their ability to obtain iron from the soil. When you are preparing the area for planting, ...
Camellias are almost indispensable in the Southern landscape. Now is an excellent time to purchase and plant blooming camellias. The advantage of buying a camellia in bloom is that you can see exactly ...
October Magic® Ivory™ Camellia from the Southern Living Plant Collection is among the earliest camellias to bloom, gracing the garden with creamy white, fully double blooms from September through ...
Q: I planted last November in a raised planter three of these camellias. Two of the three are dying. The leaves dried from the top down. There are still some leaves alive/pliable on the bottom of the ...
If there was ever a plant that was considered royalty in Southern landscapes, camellias would undoubtedly be it. They have been grown in our gardens for over 200 years. With origins in Asia, there are ...
Camellias bloom abundantly in our California winters. The sight of their richly-colored blossoms glowing in gray winter light may bring back memories of one’s grandmother’s house. Certainly the ...
Now is a great time to purchase and plant camellias. Planting hardy shrubs like camellias during the cool season allows them to establish more reliably and settle in before the heat of summer arrives.