Camellias are the saving grace of Southern gardens in winter, as we rely on red, white, and pink blooms to bring warmth, color, and interest until spring begins in March. Camellia japonica, Camellia ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It can be heartbreaking to see your once-gorgeous camellia tree (Camellia japonica, Camellia reticulata, Camellia sasanqua) begin to wither.

Camellia, an evergreen shrub which blooms in the dead of winter, is a native of tropical and subtropical Asia. From Asia, the plants and seeds were carried by explorers to old world Europe and then to ...

If you think Nancy McGowan Russell is giddy about her japonicas, don’t get her started on her reticulatas. “Now look at that,” McGowan Russell gushes, cradling what apparently is splendid example of ...

Camellias have become such a popular late winter and spring evergreen shrub that many of us believe we are quite familiar with their charms (and occasional challenges). Not to be contrary, but for ...

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.

Whether you say ca-mee-lia or ca-mell-ia, camellias have been so long associated with Southern gardens that you might think they’re natives. The camellia even has been selected as the state flower of ...

Camellias are perhaps our best loved winter bloomer, cheering up many a grey winter day. But often gardeners wonder why next door’s camellia is covered with blooms, while their’s rarely has a flower, ...

Calling all camellia growers and fans! The 71st Annual Camellia Show will be held on Jan. 11 and 12, at the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Doyle Conner Building, located off Capital Circle ...

Camellia sasanqua is distinctive for its lovely color and the bright yellow stamens in the center of each bloom. Tribune News Service TNS Our muted winter landscapes don’t have the abundance of colors ...