The first camellia blossoms of the season are appearing in the garden. A pleasure to see, and a reminder to get working on certain gardening tasks for the oncoming Spring!
-cvj
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wouldn’t that be “camellia” with 2 l’s?
You’re absolutely right! Thanks. Changed.
-cvj
Wow, that’s a mild climate in California. I’m going to visit America sometime if I can.
Flowers. In February. You so live in California.
Interesting: our camellias, here in Pasadena, started their season about a month ago. A couple of them produced an abundance of fruit this summer: quite interesting construction, with big seeds in the woody capsule.
Lovely photo, as usual! Makes me miss my camellia bush in Riverside, CA — it had such a powerful and wonderful aroma. Here in Chicago the only thing I can smell today is soggy streets, so I really appreciate your floral photos and the fragrant memories they bring. Thanks for sharing!
Camellias always make me think of La Traviata. Will have to go listen to some Verdi now. Lovely photo. Thanks.
On this side of the pond, we’re having some seriously cold mist, which a woman in a sandwich shop described as “Jack the Ripper weather”.
Cheers,
IP