Wednesday, January 19, 2011

The Beautiful Camellia

January in Southern California brings with it one of our easiest, most reliable, and beautiful, blooming shrubs ~ the Camellia. Here at Rose Arbors I have a variety of Camellias. They were all planted many, many years ago by the original owners of the property and  most of them have reached tree size. They flourish and bloom without any assistant or help but an occasional light pruning, and then surprise me every year with their glorious flowers. At a time when very little else is going on in the garden they are especially appreciated.




A bounty of blooms freshly picked from the garden...






A casual bouquet to bring beauty to
 the kitchen...aren't I lucky. I hope you have a little floral beauty in your day today.

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32 comments:

  1. I'm watching the snow falling outside my office window and your flowers are just stunning in contrast. Thank you for sharing.

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  2. What a wonderful cheerful start to my day! Thanks!!

    Love,
    Susan and Bentley
    xxoo

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  3. Gorgeous flowers. Thank you! The colors are very Valentine-ish.

    Do Camellias have a scent?

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  4. How pretty the camellias are. I must really plant some along the east side of our house. Once again, beautiful photos too.

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  5. Great bouquet...cheery and bright which contrasts with our grey skies and rain...they remind me of some roses.

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  6. They are soooo beautiful . My Mother grew them and I remember them as a child. I love the time of year they bloom . I have never planted them . I am going to change that fast !!!
    Smiles,
    Dottie

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  7. ooh! Pink + flowers makes so happy!!
    abby

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  8. I love camelias. Yours are gorgeous, Adrienne. I am hoping to go to the orchid show at Mo Botanical Garden, next month. The Camelias are usually blooming at the same time.

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  9. Oh those are just beautiful I should try some of those here at my home I have been looking for some new plants I have some gaps in the flower beds in front of my house ~Beautiful Pictures enjoy those pretty flowers...looks like the fog is supposed to be rolling in today ~Love Heather

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  10. They are beautiful, and so many pretty shades of pink!

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  11. I love camelias too ,they are what beautiful flowers you have!
    ~Sharon~

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  12. They are just beautiful and so many different colors.

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  13. I love camelias too. We had some wonderful white ones, but our recent ice storm zapped them. Pooh.

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  14. Camilias ARE amazing! We don't have them here. beautiful! You have quite a wonderful decorating project going I see from your last post. Hope your having a lot of fun with that! Thanks for coming by!

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  15. bellissime camelie ,le mie sono ancora in boccio .colori stupendi.Baci
    Ornella

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  16. Beautiful indeed! Azaleas and camellias are always hardy bloomers. Our weather is a bit like California right now. This is definitely the time for planting. Haven't seen anything quite so pretty around here though. Best wishes for a wonderful day. Tammy

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  17. Your roses are gorgeous! There is something so serene when I see one. The colors are so pretty and each have their own language. Oh I can hardly wait for summer. Thank you for visiting my blog and making a lovely comment.
    Rosemary...

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  18. What a treasure! They are so beautiful.

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  19. Very, very pretty. Love your header, too. Susan

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  20. Oh my...this is just beautiful!

    M.

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  21. oh my god, Adrienne, what a wonderful and lovely variety of camelias, soooooo beautiful the basket filled with them!!!!!
    hugs my dear

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  22. Hello Adrienne... how beautiful your Camellias are! Thank you so much for sharing, they brightened my day here so... xoxo Julie Marie

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  23. Your roses are gorgeous! I would give anything to be in a California rose garden right now. We are in the midwest buried under almost a foot of snow. http://lindaoconnell.blogspot.com/

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  24. Beautiful post & blog. Thanks for your visit. Please stop back by for my giveaway!

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  25. They are truly superb! Very beautiful and inspiring!
    I love camelias too, but our white one always has rust on the blossoms which fall off while still buds :-(
    The pink one makes up for it though :-)
    What stunning photos you are sharing with us! Thank you and God bless..Trish

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  26. So great to see you link up to Cottage Flora Thursday's....i love your post about Camelias. My favorite is the ruffley ones~
    xoox
    Tracie

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  27. What a wonderful bouquet!you are lucky, here it's tsill freezing!i love the colours of your Camelias. I wish you a good week end
    Catherine

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  28. A beautiful simple pleasrue ..Flowers give me great happines !!!

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  29. Aren't we horrible people, surrounded by blooms when everyone else is shoveling snow?

    Those are breathtaking indeed.

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  30. Your beautiful pictures make me want to try camelias again. I had a huge white bush (like 8 feet tall) that only was nice for about 5 minutes each spring. The pink ones are really beautiful.

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