Beginner Gardening: What do you have blooming now?, 1 by Paintedlady

Paintedlady wrote:
I'm no expert on Camellias but I love the flowers and it is nice to have them since they bloom when nothing else does.

In my garden the Sasanquas have smaller leaves, the flowers are in general smaller and many are single. On the other hand the Sasanquas usually have clusters of many buds. They bloom in the fall and early winter. If it gets really cold it seams the buds take a nap and then bloom again in the spring.

None of my Camellias have any fragrance to talk about. I'm guessing that since there are no insects at this time a year there is no reason for them to be fragrant.

This photo is of a Sasanqua called Cleopatra. Very heavy bloomer with tons of buds