Camellias

Camellias are one of the most romantic of blossoms, but have no fragrance.

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This ancient tree here more than forty years.

Camellia sasanqua, first to bloom in autumn.

 

White Camellia Japonica blooms after the Sasanqua; they look similar in the photos but the Japonica has much larger leaves and blossoms:

Blood of China:

 

Some of our camellias have been here for 40 years or more.