Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
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Flower of the Day: Debutante Camelia
There never was a more fitting name for a flower than ‘debutante,’ one of the earliest camelias to bloom. I found her waiting next to a bench at Flower World and was enchanted by her pale pink ruffles and pearls.
I should have brought her home and may yet go back and get her.
~ Susanne
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Beautiful soft pink color and photos. 😀
Thank you. I loved the pale pink beauty!
As I freely admit, I know NOTHING about flowers but these are beautiful!
Thanks John. I thought so too! This one was such a beauty I might go back and buy it. I think it does fine in a container.
It’s beautiful!
Thank you! I thought so too! 🙂
Love the color- and how beautifully delicate it is!
Delicate, and a wonderful colour.
When you have bought the plant, you can sit next to it and read the book!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Dame_aux_Cam%C3%A9lias
Best wishes, Pete.
Yes indeed! Thanks for the tip! 🙂 🙂
I sent a comment with a link, Susanne. It might be awaiting moderation. 🙂
Thanks! Just saw it! Now I need to get the book! 🙂
Makes me smile, C
Thank you. I’m glad! 🙂
Absolutely go get that camellia and if you can find “Brigadoon” at that nursery grab that one too – also pink though a bit deeper of that shade, and it is a single bloom of large proportions. It blooms later in the season for continuous color in your winter -to- spring transition garden. There’s another one that makes a lovely foil for the pink camellias and that is the pure white “Swan Lake.” Just remember to plant these where there’s a little bit of protection from wind and rain to reduce rainspotting (brownish color) on the petals.
Thanks. I don’t have a lot of room left for shrubs in my garden but I will likely get a debutante camelia and try growing it in a container. I was especially impressed with its pale pink and ruffly beauty.
I meant to read and respond to this post the other day, and was just now looking at Pinterest and saw it, so that reminded me. 😀 What I love about camelias is how they bloom in the winter! I have two pretty big ones, they were already here when I came, so I don’t know how old they are. (Pre 1992 anyway.)
One is about the same color as your photos and the other is a darker pink. They don’t seem to have much of a scent but they are pretty!
Yes they really are pretty! I had two established shrubs at my last house but I don’t have any now. And they weren’t nearly as pretty as the debutante. I love the frilly pale pink. I think I’ll get one and plant it in a container.
That is an absolutely gorgeous camellia! I love those flowers, they are so delicate. When we lived in NC we had 2 camellia bushes and they were so pretty! I’m not sure how they would fare here in Yakima, I don’t think I’ve seen any around.
Thanks. I should have bought it when I saw it, one of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen. I don’t know if they’d survive the cold winters there. You could check with a local nursery.