More Information

• FFGC Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/FLGardenClubs 

• FFGC District VII Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/FFGCDistrictVII (this is us)

• National Garden Club: https://gardenclub.org/

  • NGC schools/education: https://www.gardenclub.org/our-schools

• Florida Federation of Garden Clubs: https://ffgc.org/

  • FFGC events, https://ffgc.org/events

  • Blue Star Memorial, https://www.gardenclub.org/blue-and-gold-star-memorials

  • The Florida Gardener, https://ffgc.org/The-Florida-Gardener

  • FFGC Educational Events, https://ffgc.org/Education

• Camellia Society of Central Florida, http://camelliacfl.com

• Lake County ongoing events/projects, https://c.lakecountyfl.gov/offices/parks_and_trails/

• How to plant/maintain Camellias, https://youtu.be/8d4zvKe1CSU

• All about Camellias, https://youtu.be/8TMM1jEM-M0 

The CAMELLIA is among the most spectacular of the broad-leaved evergreens. They are native to China & Japan where trees sometimes reach 40' tall! In this country, camellias rarely exceed 15' (even after 20-25 years).

Their flowers, 2"-9" across, make them the pride of Southern gardeners. The blossoms may be pink, red, white, or combinations of those colors. They vary from those with a single row of petals to double forms.

​Camellias became the height of fashion as a corsage flower in the 1940's. The first Camellia Festival was celebrated in 1945 with vast floats filled with flowers. Other festivals followed during the 1940's and 1950's.

​Camellias always bring good fortune! Not only are they emblems of love, but they are also lucky - especially when presented to a man. Each colored blooms symbolizes/means something when given/received:

• Pink = "I long for you" / Feminine energy

• Red = "You are the flame of my heart" / Unpretending excellence

• White = Purity, Innocence, Perfected loneliness or Mourning.