On 5/14/2014 10:44 PM, dpien wrote:
Hi, this Camellia looks like a C. japonica cultivar but it opened its
flowers in late Fall/Autumn. I thought this could be due to us living in
zone 10.
Can anyone perhaps identify it? I found it half-dead and unlabelled at a
small nursery a couple of years ago, so have no clue which species or
hybrid it may be...
Hoping that someone on here may by chance have one of these, or can i.d.
it!
Any questions - please send me an e-mail...THANKS!


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I am in USDA zone 10a. My Camellia japonica and C. sasanqua both bloom
November through February, depending on the variety. Descanso Gardens
(formerly a camellia plantation for supplying cut flowers to florists
and about 40 mile from my house) is best seen December and January.

There are so many varieties that look almost alike that only an expert
can identify your plant. You might try the American Camellia Society at
http://www.camellias-acs.com/, which has a "photo encyclopedia".

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean, see
http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary