Flower of the Day: Debutante Camelia

19 Comments on “Flower of the Day: Debutante Camelia”

1. Beautiful soft pink color and photos. 😀

   • Thank you. I loved the pale pink beauty!

2. 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.

3. It’s beautiful!

   • Thank you! I thought so too! 🙂

     • Love the color- and how beautifully delicate it is!

4. 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! 🙂 🙂

5. I sent a comment with a link, Susanne. It might be awaiting moderation. 🙂

   • Thanks! Just saw it! Now I need to get the book! 🙂

6. Makes me smile, C

   • Thank you. I’m glad! 🙂

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.