Mid-Atlantic Gardening: MidAt plant shopping June 2013 ..., 0 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Re Camellias.....

When I bought mine--Bernie (long dead--the guy who gave me my WS)
was with me in the garden at HD.
They had all kinds of camellias....some with a bit different leaves.
He pointed me to the one I ended up buying and said "get this one.
It will be perennial and do well for you".

I am saying this because there may be different Camellias you are looking at
and maybe not buying the most hardy ones.

As a rule--camellias hate cold winds and need to be planted in a sheltered,
somewhat shady spot. Some bloom in the spring, some bloom in the winter.
Mine blooms around March.
It faces North and gets almost NO sun. It is by my front steps with two big
shrubs on either side of it. Quite protected.
The cultivar is "Bob Hope" and it has bloomed, profusely, since 18 years ago.
Pic is from 2008.
G.