Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Camellia Growing, Propagating and Enjoying, 4 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Finally--I have mine blooming so i can share with you all.

This is a "Bob Hope" Camellia (1972)--with the most amazing blooms ever. It is evergreen.
My shrub is just bursting forth as we speak--a sight to behold.

Funny how the spent blooms just drop off--perfectly OK looking.
It is like I picked them off myself....makes me want to float them in a glass saucer....
maybe they would last a bit longer....

This shrub was cut back 3 years ago to the stubs. It =had some kind of leaf blotchy issue--
maybe a Fungus. Wrote eo my Camellia Guru, Mike, in GA--and he said to cut it back.

It re-grew so fast!This is just the 3rd year after the "butchering".

Gita