It's Camellia Time!

The Japonica Camellias bloom through January and February here in the deep south.  It's a welcome splash of color when other flowers are deep in slumber.  I spent my childhood years growing up in the Virginias so when my husband's job relocated us to South Carolina, I was amazed and delighted to see these beautiful blooms that look as if they're fashioned from silk.

Camellia Japonica 'April Tryst'

Camellia Japonica 'Charleane'