Camellia japonica Cv.'LADY HUME'S BLUSH'
Sym.:'CAMURÇA','FLAVESCENS','CARNEA','INCARNATA','BUFF'.

In mid-December, my camellias shall start to show the color. Late Feb to early March is the time in full bloom.

Thanks for sharing

In a lot of varieties of Camellia, they are not all the equal flowers. An ideal form is chosen, to be easier to identify the variety. In case of ' Lady Hume's Blush ', there was chosen the flower that has the petals overlapped in perfect Hexagon. But in the tree of ' Lady Hume's Blush ', there appear many forms of flower that are more common than the hexagonal form. It is possible to see in the photographic composition.

It is possible, that is the climate, which allows an anticipated flowering. Many Camellias japonicas already are in flowering in October and November. It thinks LongRiver, I also believe that it is like that.

It is allows that in the Exhibition of Camellia sasanqua, that is celebrated in the first days of December, the presence of Camellia japonica is very important.

I do not know the varieties of Camellia that Luis and Florence mention. Probably, the Atlantic, humid and moderate climate which we have in Galicia, without colds or excessive heats, provokes anticipated flowerings.

These days already I see many camellias with flowers. Some of these varieties, they are really early. It is the case of the Camellia japonica 'Ortigueira', of which I will put one day of these a photography since today, it is in full flowering.

My 'Yuletide' already has begun the flowering. Another year any more, I will not have flowers of 'Yuletide' in Christmas.

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Daniel D.F. OKintos

I like the first two pictures. With the image of an old Catholic church, the blooms look so Spanish!!!

I love plants to adopt cultivators cultures.

(The good "Link" to see the garden of Camellias of "Ortigueira".Pazo de Santa Cruz de Ribadulla)
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Daniel D.F. oKintos

Between November and December, the Camellia X vernalis 'GINRYÛ', is in his better moment of flowering. Explosive.
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Daniel D. F. OKintos

In the middle of December, they have begun to bloom, two varieties of Camellia japonica, which are two of my favorites. ‘CITY OF VIGO’ and ‘DONA HERZILA DE FREITAS MAGALHAÊS’.
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Daniel D. F. OKintos

Camellia japonica Cv. ‘POMPONIA’ Pazo de Zárate.

Camellia japonica Cv.’POMPONIA’

Camellia japonica Cv. ‘POMPONIA’ Pazo de VELÓN

Start by looking at the web sites of Nuccio's and Camellia Forest.

>Do you think I should pull it up and use more soil?<

Pull it up, dig out the amended backfill and refill with same soil that is around planting hole. Shake off loose potting soil and replant immediately, watering in well. Mulch after planting and keep watered during dry spells.

Do not plant in pockets of liberally amended backfill or replaced soil surrounded by unamended original soil. Dig out and replace entire bed with good topsoil, place good topsoil on top of existing soil without mixing the two together, and plant in new layer of good topsoil, or plant in existing soil without modification.

Planting in pockets of differently textured material frequently results in problems with how water moves into and out of the liberally amended planting hole. You want the same soil texture throughout the entire potential rooting area. With trees and shrubs the most practical approach is to plant in the existing soil, without modification (other than loosening of the soil and fertilization, if needed), using mulch to maintain an enhanced rooting environment instead of amendments.

Planting stock grown in soilless potting medium into soil has the same pitfalls as planting in liberally amended planting holes. This is why much or most of the potting soil should be shaken or washed off at planting. Do not let the roots dry out when doing this.

You can also inspect for deformed roots by bare-rooting at planting time, and make corrections. If you find a tight knot or square of main roots right at the base of the stem* the specimen cannot be salvaged and should be planted temporarily, as a stock plant for cuttings that you use to grow your own replacement plants with non-deformed roots.

*Very frequent among camellias offered at garden centers here

POMPONIA

KOU-OTOME

ALBA PLENA

PRESTON ROSE

BLOOD OF CHINA

Spanish Camellia Society SEC

Domaio exposición 2009-02-16

Soutomaior’s Castle Camellia Show 2009

Soutomaior’s Castle

Camellia S-16 Soutomaior

Camellia japonica S-16

Slide Show Soutomaior's Castle Camellia Show 2009

Camellia japonica ‘Anemonaeflora’ Pazo da Golpilleira Vilagarcia de Arousa. Pontevedra. Galicia (Spain)

The Camellia "Adamastor", it is a camellia that I do not know. I was often to Portugal and I never saw her. Portugal is at only an hour of local car where I live.

Every year, our society of the Camellia realizes a trip to Portugal to see his magnificent gardens and his wonderful Camellias.

On the 3rd, April 4 and 5, we travel again to Portugal. I will ask my friends (camelliophiles)Portuguese on "Adamastor".

I know that it is a camellia, which turns out to be mentioned in the catalogues of the cultivator Mr. Loureiro Marques. But they are of the 19th century. Many camellias of this epoch are of identification.

The chairwomen of our Society, Carmen Salinero Corral and several members of her team of the S. F. Areeiro, have studied the Portuguese Camellias.

In the magazine International Camellia Journal of the year 2007, there is a work where there are exposed the camellias identified in the Botanical Garden of Porto (Portugal). They identified there, some Portuguese and Belgian camellias of the 19th century.

Next year 2010, in Kurume City (Japan), we will present our candidacy for the celebration of the world Congress of the ICS. It will coincide with the celebration of 50th anniversary of the International Exhibition of the Camellia in Pontevedra.

We wanted to realize it together with the Society of the Camellia of Portugal. But the Portugal Camellia Society does not have support of the authorities of his country.

We, here in Galicia, will realize alone the congress. But we do not want that the fans of the whole world who visit us, could get lost the spectacle of the Camellias of Portugal.

Because of it, we will try to realize the Pre-congress visiting Portugal. We in Galicia, are at only two or three hours of trip in car up to any point of the North of Portugal.

Since nowadays there is no border, no step is realized to begin or to go out between Spain and Portugal. The visitors will have a few wonderful days in Portugal and in Galicia. We speak very little English, but in Portugal many people speak it.
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Daniel D.F. oKintos

Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson’

Camellia japonica ‘Augusto Leal de Gouveia Pinto’

Camellia japonica ‘Mathotiana Alba’

Camellia japonica ‘Mathotiana Alba’

Camellia japonica ‘Koh-otome’ Sym.: ‘Crimson Maiden’, ‘Doncella Carmesí’

Camellia japonica ‘Koh-otome’ Mut. : ‘White’

Thanks, my 'Humilis' is taking. Is yours taking the graft?

Camellia granthamiana

Camellia japonica 'Ortigueira'

Camellia sasanqua 'Barâo de Soutelinho'

It is a summer in the hemisphere North. The camellias still do not bloom and always we are very serious in this one forum. A smile is very agreeable. I hope that nobody bothers for putting photos of cows. Thank you very much and happy summer.

This one camellia is a old camellia. I believe that it is the variety Camellia japonica var."spontanea". But it confuses the form (branches and foliages) of the tree. It looks like a Camellia japonica var. "macrocarpa". It knows somebody, a description completes of both varieties?.
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Daniel D.F. oKintos