Camellia Nuccio's Pearl
What I love about perennials which bloom for a brief period each year is that when they are in their glory it is like seeing the smiling face of a good friend whom you haven't seen in a long time.
Note to self in gardening journal: plant more camellias.
"Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. " Luke 12:27
Beautiful flower!
ReplyDeleteHaving lived in the midwest my whole life I can't imagine flowers in January.
I think I would love it :o)
Your camellia is beautiful! I am especially fond of old garden roses. But like Donna, I can't imagine flowers in January. We got a foot of snow in the last 24 hours instead.
ReplyDeleteDonna, I'll send camellias your way if you send snow our way. :-)
ReplyDeleteAmira, a fellow OGR fan! I wish our climate was cold enough for some of the once bloomers. I did try Souvenier de la Malmaison last year but she was too thin and didn't survive. I'd love to try her again. Thanks for visiting!
awww, Linda, i love the colours - now could you somehow get that fragrence of rain/roses posted as well . . . looks like all of us cold weather people are starving for just a little whiff of soggy/spring/roses . . . sigh . . . blessings on your Sunday, saija
ReplyDelete(ps. colours is not a typo - in Canada we still spell things like that, the british way . . . :o) ... had to throw in a little canadiana trivia!)
There is something so refined and genteel about the idea of wandering through one's garden and pruning one's roses. I envy anyone who can grow beautiful flowers! I adore roses! I wish you could e-mail the scent of them to me!
ReplyDeleteWow, I can't keep a philodendron alive, so I am just awed by THIS- how lovely! Can I enjoy your garden vicariously through the internet?
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Saija and Kim, I wish I could bottle the fragrance of English and Old Garden roses. The florist roses are beautiful but they are sadly lacking in heady fragrance. Thanks for your kind comments!
ReplyDeleteDy, if you only knew how many plants I've sent to an early grave! I'm new at gardening, which is why it thrills me to see flowers blooming in the backyard. Tasha Tudor once said that it takes at least twelve years to develop a proper garden. That means I've got at least eight more years to go! ;-)
Your camillia is luscious looking. The only ones I've seen in person are the small bushes at the K-mart in the spring, which should be here in about 5 months :-). We have an acre of ground and about the only flowers it really favors are larkspur and passion flower. I really enjoy visiting your blog, your childrens photos are right in the line of "a merry heart doeth good like a medicine". And the way you are able to tie in the scripture is such a blessing. Happy January to you !
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mary and Maggie Ann!
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