tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post3505613691498313803..comments2024-03-27T01:11:59.600-04:00Comments on Children of the Corm: A Charleston Garden Blog: Camellia "Pink Perfection"Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524574998937986323noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-85422950421090553912012-02-26T00:06:47.011-05:002012-02-26T00:06:47.011-05:00Sorry to hear about your cat... I lost my cat I go...Sorry to hear about your cat... I lost my cat I got the day I left college about 2 years ago and it was very tough. A camellia would be a fitting tribute. Interesting you decided on R.L Wheeler...I bought that one today well before I saw your post here! I guess great minds think alike!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524574998937986323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-30342667756141748432012-02-25T19:40:43.716-05:002012-02-25T19:40:43.716-05:00Jess,
We lost one of our cats about a month ago, ...Jess,<br /><br />We lost one of our cats about a month ago, I wanted a camellia to plant next to his grave, almost bought this beauty, it was on the cart. After careful consideration I decided against it as our bees can not nectar from this camellia, we got R. L. Wheeler instead, wow all those yellow stamens.Still you are going to love it, I have seen real big ones of this. You might want to look for October Affair to go next to it.Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-34773426547764235132012-02-13T20:58:47.165-05:002012-02-13T20:58:47.165-05:00It's so good to meet someone else who hates ca...It's so good to meet someone else who hates cannas. They just make me cringe. I'll take a Knock Out rose worthy of a drag queen before I can stomach a canna. LOVE your camellia! I tried growing a sasanqua here but it didn't end well. I miss Charleston. I have framed pix of the Phillip Simmons gates in my house.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-40744338498077658902012-02-13T18:02:31.856-05:002012-02-13T18:02:31.856-05:00I don't like cannas either, I don't know w...I don't like cannas either, I don't know why, they've just never appealed to me. I do grow Meyers though, but that's because I use a lot of those in the kitchen ;)<br /><br />I suppose it would be redundant to say how perfect 'pink perfection' looks, but as a former camellia grower, it really is stunning in bloom! An excellent choice! It may be hard to off the Sasanqua, but when plants struggle so much in spite of everything we do for them, they clearly are not the right plant for the garden. I hope 'pink perfection' brings you many more smiles than frowns!Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-76727745250503372732012-02-13T11:00:05.566-05:002012-02-13T11:00:05.566-05:00If you need some shade shrubs to go in among the c...If you need some shade shrubs to go in among the camellias, Florida anise trees do great throughout the South--tough as nails, can take tree roots, and some nicely contrasting foliage. I also highly recommend Carolina allspice---the smell of the flowers is sort of like baking bread, and it's insanely vigorous, even in full shade. So far as I know, neither one is susceptible to pests, and if you've already lost a couple of plants to weird bugs, well...never hurts to hedge your bets...UrsulaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743763062997710008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-62027480658154878202012-02-12T20:31:53.078-05:002012-02-12T20:31:53.078-05:00'Pink Perfection' is well named! Those flo...'Pink Perfection' is well named! Those flowers are gorgeous.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-81197785396300155122012-02-12T16:13:25.344-05:002012-02-12T16:13:25.344-05:00oh I love camellias. much better than roses actua...oh I love camellias. much better than roses actually as camellias have those wonderful shiny green leaves. the layout of the houses sounds rather interesting. would be great to see how your yard blends into the others.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-22270574451136633622012-02-12T14:32:39.609-05:002012-02-12T14:32:39.609-05:00I really do love it. I'm even breaking my rul...I really do love it. I'm even breaking my rule of ugly blooming lighter flowers. It is supposed to get 8 ft tall by 6 ft wide which will be PERFECT!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524574998937986323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-48274935299293060042012-02-12T14:31:52.135-05:002012-02-12T14:31:52.135-05:00They do, so many are growing uncheck, I'm thin...They do, so many are growing uncheck, I'm thinking I'm pretty safe. I am thinking though that I'm going to have to figure out a way to get water out to these things.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524574998937986323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-10393444077304151992012-02-12T14:30:33.091-05:002012-02-12T14:30:33.091-05:00Thanks David, for the advice and stopping by. I gu...Thanks David, for the advice and stopping by. I guess you are going to kill me when I tell you that both of my little cuttings rooted! My rooting method basically recreates what you are doing though just with an already cut specimen.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524574998937986323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-85175972608268753952012-02-12T14:29:21.125-05:002012-02-12T14:29:21.125-05:00Hey it is so nice to see you back!!! We are having...Hey it is so nice to see you back!!! We are having a cold day today of course, so I'm not getting off of the couch, but soon I am going to make myself dig that hole!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524574998937986323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-10413428569044437772012-02-12T10:18:22.309-05:002012-02-12T10:18:22.309-05:00Oh, it is gorgeous! I hope you have good luck wit...Oh, it is gorgeous! I hope you have good luck with it. You will love Carefree Beauty rose, too. And your explanation about how your home is situated with so many other house around made perfect sense to me.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-27445375465069887052012-02-12T06:15:36.990-05:002012-02-12T06:15:36.990-05:00Jess so nice to get back to your blog. I have no...Jess so nice to get back to your blog. I have not been on Blotanical much and lost touch with some folks. I adore your pink camelia...it is gorgeous and one of the most lovely I have seen..it seems your weather is perfect for planting..good luck!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-44722523786350707132012-02-11T20:01:26.311-05:002012-02-11T20:01:26.311-05:00It'll be fine, camellias love Carolina weather...It'll be fine, camellias love Carolina weather.Antique ART Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674268803389194210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-63303406054686782882012-02-11T19:43:48.227-05:002012-02-11T19:43:48.227-05:00go ahead and get that camellia in the ground - i h...go ahead and get that camellia in the ground - i have had a lot of great success air layering my pink perfection - i posted a how to May 2010 "Air Layering Camellias" - cuttings just rot away...i highly recommend it.David - Pinewood Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352558343313743914noreply@blogger.com