Beginner Gardening: Oldbies - Part 1, 1 by stormyla

stormyla wrote:
flowerfantasy, There are now quite a few cold hardy Camellias. The ones that I've had success with are the Ackerman Hybrids. They are rated to zone 6, but I've seen people post photos of them in Minnesota. I have 6 of them, all thriving and blooming well. The darker the shade, the better. Greer Gardens always has a number of them.

Here's one putting out it's buds for next spring. This photo was taken last week. I love how darkly green they stay all winter. These look better in the winter than the Rhodos and the EV Azaleas. They are also less finicky for me than those two.