The Lost Season

     How disappointing this camellia season has proven to be.   After a Brutal and Relentless Winter.   I have had some plants die, and most of my flowers were also killed.
         The flower buds that have not been killed are still not blooming at the end of April.    They normally start at the beginning
         But there have been some very interesting surprises.   Some plants that I was very worried about making it. Came through the winter with very little damage , and two of them are going to bloom...........eventually.
                                     here is the list    Iwane Shibori
                                                             Tama Gasumi
                                                              Sunnyside
                                                              Double Rainbow
                                                              Grace Albritton
                                                              October Affair

                      As an example of how bizarre and unexpected things are.   All the flower buds on my Korean Fire ( zone 6)  plants have died.........  Yet Sunnyside ( a plant which I am not sure of the hardiness rating) is going to flower.   Grace Albritton is also going to flower

                                             Lets hope things are better next year

Jean May / George Adams

Jean May blooms for a very long time , early October till January.  But it puts on the most amazing display in mid November

October Affair / George Adams

  October Affair looks a lot like Desire.  Except that, the flowers are smaller and the petals are more pointed.
      It is another Japonica that is supposed to bloom both Fall and Spring.   Again in the fall it blooms too late, .......so I gibbed it.   Last spring it did bloom, but the flowers were much more pink in color overall.  It is supposed to look as it does now, light pink with a blush pink edge.  It is listed as hardy to zone 7b.  I took a chance and tried it out, and so far it is doing very well

Autumn Sunrise / George Adams

Autumn Sunrise is another one with white flowers edged in pink ( apparently I really like those)
                     The single flowers are pretty big, about 3-4 inches across . They start out cup shaped, and open up almost completely flat

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

 

Desire / George Adams

Desire is a Japonica that is supposed to bloom in both the Spring and Fall.  It has perfect formal double flowers.   Again, in the Fall, it usually blooms too late.   So I gibbed some of the flowers

Long Island Pink / Deonne Finkelstein

                      This is Long Island Pink , taken yesterday


                               

Daikagura /George Adams

Daikagura is a fall blooming Japonica. It has nice Big Bright Pink flowers.  It usually blooms too late, and the flowers get ruined.
       But I Gibbed some of the flowers, this year ( Thanks to Jim )
       So it is blooming nicely now