These vibrant flowers provide a dose of color when we need it most.

Camellias are popular evergreen plants known for their winter blooms and glossy leaves. Proper care includes planting in acidic soil with morning sun, regular watering, and fertilizing after blooming.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This C. sasanqua variety is called "Sparkling Burgundy." If there was ever a plant that was considered royalty in southern ...

Nothing says southern charm like the glossy foliage of camellias studded with showy blooms in the cooler months drawing early bees and hummingbirds. Camellias have a reputation for being finicky, but ...

When do we purchase and plant camellias? They show up in the nurseries in November. However, my gardener insists they can be killed by an untimely frost and suggests February. By then, camellias are ...

The South is the heart of camellia country. Indeed, common camellia (Camellia japonica) is even Alabama's state flower. Although it seems like these evergreen flowering shrubs, which are so well ...

Camellias are almost indispensable in the Southern landscape. Now is an excellent time to purchase and plant blooming camellias. The advantage of buying a camellia in bloom is that you can see exactly ...

Most tend to have an upright bushy habit, which makes them ideal as a feature specimen, or for hedging and screening. Plant them about a metre apart and allow them to grow slightly informally or loose ...

It's January, the time for Southern Californians to be pruning our roses, prepping our garden soil and admiring exotic camellia blooms at our botanic gardens and camellia shows happening this month ...

If there was ever a plant that was considered royalty in southern landscapes the camellias would undoubtedly be it. They have been grown in our gardens for over 200 years. With origins in Asia, it is ...

When do we purchase and plant camellias? They show up in the nurseries in November. However, my gardener insists they can be killed by an untimely frost and suggests February. By then, camellias are ...