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Camellia japonica is blooming. Posted by Fred SC on November 10, 2024, 7:49 am First bloom on the japonica, Dorothy’s Surprise. I was surprised to see it this morning. Also a pic of yellow Jackets on the sasanqua Camellia . It is overcast this morning so pictures are not very bright. https://i.ibb.co/McF2Cjv/IMG-5865.jpg https://i.ibb.co/VSKvGGr/IMG-5867.jpg

Re: Camellia japonica is blooming. Posted by Kevin seTN on November 10, 2024, 5:14 pm, in reply to "Camellia japonica is blooming. " That first one is beautiful Fred. No frost has really extended the camellia season here too. Kevin seTN

Re: Camellia japonica is blooming. Posted by FredSC on November 10, 2024, 5:38 pm, in reply to "Re: Camellia japonica is blooming. " My Japonica blooms thru January most years. It has never bloomed this early.

Re: Camellia japonica is blooming. Posted by Jason Western PA on November 10, 2024, 6:35 pm, in reply to "Camellia japonica is blooming. " Looking good! They just don't do well here. They burn. So, I have a nice one in a pot. haha

Re: Camellia japonica is blooming. Posted by Alvin, z6 on November 10, 2024, 7:37 pm, in reply to "Camellia japonica is blooming. " Dorothy's Surprise is doing her thing, again, Fred. Really nice. You could keep the yellow jackets, though. Here, they spend alot of time, in late summer, flying around garbage bins. "Scents of all kinds" seem to draw them. Is that Camellia, they are on, a fragrant one?

Re: Camellia japonica is blooming. Posted by Fred SC on November 10, 2024, 8:33 pm, in reply to "Re: Camellia japonica is blooming. " Jason, Camellias need to be be planted in afternoon shade out of wind to do well. If those conditions are met there in zone 6, they should do well. I don’t know about your snows though?

Re: Camellia japonica is blooming. Posted by Fred SC on November 10, 2024, 8:38 pm, in reply to "Re: Camellia japonica is blooming. " Alvin, it is a little unusual this year to have so many Yellow Jackets and wasps on those blooms. Yellow shacks can be very aggressive. I had in ground nests in a couple of places at my old place in Greer. I was careful not to disturb them, They have their place in the natural order of things,

Re: Camellia japonica is blooming. Posted by Rob N TN on November 10, 2024, 8:51 pm, in reply to "Camellia japonica is blooming. " i love Dorothy's surprise

Re: Camellia japonica is blooming. Posted by Fred SC on November 11, 2024, 10:01 am, in reply to "Re: Camellia japonica is blooming. " Thanks, Rob, Miss Dorothy is showing her colors early this year. A lot of plants are confused. I saw an iris blooming and lots of Azaleas, not the Encore types, blooming. Mine in woods are trying to bloom as well.

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