Camellia flowers, with their beautiful petals and evergreen leaves, would add layers of charm to your yard. That's as long as ...

Camellia sinensis is the plant whose leaves are harvested for the caffeinated green and black tea beverage. There are over 2,300 named camellia cultivars registered with the American Camellia Society.

Camellias are acid-loving plants and alkaline soils (pH above 7), such as we have in New Orleans, can limit their ability to obtain iron from the soil. When you are preparing the area for planting ...

Not that camellias (Camellia japonica) aren’t wonderful plants, with their elegant, sometimes fragrant, blossoms and their glossy, evergreen foliage. But where I garden, with winter lows dipping ...

Camellias may be grown as a houseplant, enabling the central Ohio gardener to enjoy the winter and spring flowers. The plants prefer well-drained, moisture-retaining, acidic and organic rich soil.

Plant Camellia sasanqua for more reasons than aesthetics. In the past I grew Camellia sasanqua for the attractive winter flowers that contrast so beautifully with the dark-green evergreen foliage.

Camellias, like azaleas, dogwoods, wisterias, most pines, and sweet gums all prefer soils that are highly acidic. In the chemistry lab they use the term “pH,” and we use it in the garden as well.

Is that a camellia plant blooming in fall? Harvey Cotten explains the varieties Updated: Nov. 04, 2011, 1:30 p.m. |Published: Nov. 04, 2011, 12:30 p.m. By Harvey Cotten, Huntsville Botanical Garden ...

If you suspect blight, you'll want to snip away all infected parts of your camellia tree — leaves or blooms — and get rid of them. It's also a good idea to rake up any pieces below the tree ...

Plants are $35 each in a 3-gallon pot. In addition, there will be guided Arboretum Camellia walk tours, children’s art, care demonstrations and more to celebrate this wonderful plant.

Founded in 1937 as the Pensacola Men’s Camellia Society, the group will stage its “84th Annual Camellia Club Show and Plant Sale” where several dozen exhibiters will show off their latest ...

My near foray into the world of camellias can be blamed on William Ackerman, a plant breeder at the U. S. National Arboretum. We can also blame Maryland's frigid winter of 1977.