{"id":7813,"date":"2012-02-05T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-05T21:38:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-08-13T18:21:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T22:21:47","slug":"camellia-bowl-xlvii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardern.co.za\/2012\/02\/camellia-bowl-xlvii\/","title":{"rendered":"Camellia Bowl XLVII"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CAMELLIA ‘LIPSTICK’ HAS AN UNUSUAL FORM, CALLED ANEMONE FLOWERED TYPE.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n ![]() \n<\/div>\n \nCamellias are best grown in a cool, if not cold greenhouse, with buoyant air flow, a day and night shift in temperatures, and with bright winter light. An understory tree in its native eastern Asia ( the mountainous areas of Korea, China and Japan), this smallish tree did have its heyday in North America in the 18th and 19th century, for it was perfectly appointed for the estate conservatory which had wood or coal heat during the day, and chilly nights, or, it was often found in grand, Victorian parlours and homes which had unheated rooms. Camellias thrive in cold, if not near freezing temperatures, able to take frosts down near 15 – 20 degrees F for some time, so they are common landscape plants in areas where winters are more mild ( Oregon, Georgia, southern Europe, England and Japan), but elsewhere, they cannot live.<\/div>\n <\/p>\n \n ![]() <\/p>\n \n ![]() \nCamellia societies shows are terrific places to discover the perfect forms to grow. This show, at the Descanso Gardens in California, is held annually near Pasadena. Tables are laid about with small containers, each with a different selection often grouped in threes, fives, or singly. I made my wish list at two of these shows held in February a few few years ago, and then took my list to the nearby Camellia nursery – Nuccio’s, where I had a crate packed and sent home on the plane with me. Trying to find camellia’s in New England is practically impossible today, while a hundred a fifty years ago, most every greenhouse and florist from New York to Boston, had many trees growing for winter blooms to supply weddings, funerals and corsage work. Camellias are indeed, living heirlooms today, for one can hardly find a blossom anywhere – even in the poshest of New York City florists.<\/div>\n \n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n \n ![]() \nA selection of February camellias, picked today in my greenhouse showing the various forms available.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In this month, when it seems we are forced to endure the dreary (thy grumpy Ground Hog, a dead President or two, dirty snow,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[57],"class_list":["post-7813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-plant-collections"],"yoast_head":"\n |