Debutante Camellia November 12, 2017

My Debutante Camellia is just beginning to bloom.  This was one of the very first shrubs I planted when we built the house, so I have a warm spot in my heart for this ole gal.  I don't want to think how many shrubs I have lost through the years, but I have managed to keep this prize alive.  It has very pretty peony-style flowers. Camellias are notoriously slow-growing shrubs as can be seen by how small this shrub is after 10 years of growth!  I love camellias, though - winter bloomers that like shade - they give me color in the season when little else is blooming,