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"DaveP" wrote after... Bob Hobden had a go at a fool ..... I understand there are over 1,000 williamsii hybrids alone ... I don't think I've given much thought to Camellias for many years, but it's funny how things suddenly click and cause a flood of memories. Back in the very early '70s, there was a chappy living near Evesham who'd become disillusioned with being an accountant and decided to raise and grow Camellias instead. A brave move because of the time span involved and as beautiful as they are, Camellias were never at the forefront of 'Joe Public's' attention unless they were in flower. IIRC he had quite a few of his own varieties, and he could certainly grow excellent plants. They were mostly williamsii types and I think it's fair to say that many were pretty close to existing varieties. Nevertheless, they were well worth having and several were outstanding so we sold as many as he could supply. Anyway, I decided to google just one of the hybrids that I could remember; C. 'Janie Anderson', which I grew in my Bromsgrove garden and found that it is still around, being grown at the Duchy nurseries in Cornwall of all places. Then I discovered that another, 'Elizabeth Anderson' crops up on several grower's lists and gained an AGM after being submitted by Trehane nurseries a couple of years ago. I don't know what happened to David and have just a faint inkling that he suddenly went off the scene, but it's nice to think that his enthusiasm and inspiration nearly 40 years ago led to a plant that looks good today and is likely to be around for many years to come. We got a few from Stonehurst Nursery which was down near Wakehurst Place, used to be a rather interesting Camellia and Orchid nursery that grew the camellias from cutting from the local landowners place, so some rare old varieties. "Madame de Strekaloff" for example, which is one of my favourites. Sadly the nursery is no longer with us. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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ID of Camellia
"Sacha" wrote after, "Bob Hobden" wrote: We got a few from Stonehurst Nursery which was down near Wakehurst Place, used to be a rather interesting Camellia and Orchid nursery that grew the camellias from cutting from the local landowners place, so some rare old varieties. "Madame de Strekaloff" for example, which is one of my favourites. Sadly the nursery is no longer with us. I've just looked that one up, Bob. It's absolutely *gorgeous* - like a little hand tied posy in one flower. I'm going on a hunt for that! see.. http://www.rhododendrons.com/camelli...-all/1/alpha_M or if Ray is up for it you can always have a cutting or two. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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ID of Camellia
On 1/4/09 18:10, in article , "Bob Hobden"
wrote: "Sacha" wrote after, "Bob Hobden" wrote: We got a few from Stonehurst Nursery which was down near Wakehurst Place, used to be a rather interesting Camellia and Orchid nursery that grew the camellias from cutting from the local landowners place, so some rare old varieties. "Madame de Strekaloff" for example, which is one of my favourites. Sadly the nursery is no longer with us. I've just looked that one up, Bob. It's absolutely *gorgeous* - like a little hand tied posy in one flower. I'm going on a hunt for that! see.. http://www.rhododendrons.com/camelli...-all/1/alpha_M or if Ray is up for it you can always have a cutting or two. We'd love a cutting or two if you can spare them! Many thanks. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online |
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