Winter flowers

[Dahlia]

I just learned of a late blooming flower called a camellia sasanqua. It's very simple and pretty and blooms from mid fall to early winter.

https://yardngardenland.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/camellia-yuletide.jpeg

 

[flowerbug]

reminds me of a rose family plant (without looking it up)...

 

[digitS']

Camellias should be good choices for you, Dahlia.

Wikipedia says southern Japan but in areas up to 3,000 feet elevation. The information made it sound like you may have to raise the pH of your soil.

Camellias are beautiful plants. Even tea plantations are pretty.

Steve

 

[Dahlia]

reminds me of a rose family plant (without looking it up)...

It kind of looks like a Nootka rose! Good thinking!

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

Mine have been bloomin. This plant is old and very tough made it thru ice , wind and sever snow storms.

There is also another Camilla plant Japanese Camellia (Camellia japonica 'Lady Vansittart')
It has many differnt colors on one plant and double petals - triple petals. They bloom a month later around end of
Jan-Feb.


This is a pic of them floating in a bowl of water. All colors and form are from one plant. Talk about a coat of many covers. A huge favorite.

Also a tough plant. I keep trimmed small 4’x3’ .

 

[flowerbug]

It kind of looks like a Nootka rose! Good thinking!

yeah, but no relation at all.

 

[Dahlia]

Mine have been bloomin. This plant is old and very tough made it thru ice , wind and sever snow storms. View attachment 79190


There is also another Camilla plant Japanese Camellia (Camellia japonica 'Lady Vansittart')
It has many differnt colors on one plant and double petals - triple petals. They bloom a month later around end of
Jan-Feb.


This is a pic of them floating in a bowl of water. All colors and form are from one plant. Talk about a coat of many covers. A huge favorite.
View attachment 79191

Also a tough plant. I keep trimmed small 4’x3’ .

What a beautiful flower! Thx for sharing!