tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post593310264061593929..comments2024-03-27T20:09:58.129-07:00Comments on Dirt Therapy: Camellia - state flower of AlabamaPhillip Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-39164989180464899312009-03-23T18:41:00.000-07:002009-03-23T18:41:00.000-07:00As much as I like goldenrod, I think the camellias...As much as I like goldenrod, I think the camellias are more photogenic. :-) Every one of yours is gorgeous.Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-48569632390331557192009-03-23T03:35:00.000-07:002009-03-23T03:35:00.000-07:00Our camellias have finished blooming by now, but i...Our camellias have finished blooming by now, but it is nice to see pictures of yours. Every time I see one, I want to add it to my garden. I guess I would need a 20 acre plot of land to accommodate all my "wants." Enjoy your flowers.<BR/><BR/>Jan<BR/>Always GrowingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-40403373037191819452009-03-21T22:15:00.000-07:002009-03-21T22:15:00.000-07:00Really wonderful shots. Seeing those camellias rem...Really wonderful shots. Seeing those camellias reminds me of the ones that I had growing up. They were small trees! thanks for sharing this great plant.<BR/> <BR/>all the best, BobBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426398682131679870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-4487625917701066022009-03-21T11:39:00.000-07:002009-03-21T11:39:00.000-07:00Hi Phillip,Nice history lesson on our state flower...Hi Phillip,<BR/>Nice history lesson on our state flower, and yours are SO beautiful! I'm almost jealous. LOL, Unfortunately I have never grown one, why? I don't know. I was trying to think of something to grow against the back of our house, it faces east and has lots of dappled shade. I was considering Camellias and Rhododendrons, What do you think?Machellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683320164053469715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-17311336519348075772009-03-20T17:23:00.000-07:002009-03-20T17:23:00.000-07:00Lovely photos. Camellias are such a nice flower.Lovely photos. Camellias are such a nice flower.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01205913647975627623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-32039585360333129392009-03-20T17:18:00.000-07:002009-03-20T17:18:00.000-07:00Hi Phillip, you are the master of the camellias! ...Hi Phillip, you are the master of the camellias! What a funny story about the state flower too. Goldenrod gets no respect! Although it is starting to get back into the good graces. I remember my mother blaming it for her allergies when in fact it was ragweed. The poor innocent goldenrod just happened to bloom at the same time and was much more noticeable than the evil guilty party.<BR/>FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-80886263977265651162009-03-19T18:22:00.000-07:002009-03-19T18:22:00.000-07:00The Magnoliaflora is my favorite, too. I'd have to...The Magnoliaflora is my favorite, too. I'd have to grow them in a heated greenhouse, if I grew them at all. That's what Winterrowd and Eck do in A Year at North Hill.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106962533729909868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-6711222145022577902009-03-19T14:05:00.000-07:002009-03-19T14:05:00.000-07:00What a pretty post! Great shots, Phillip. Speaking...What a pretty post! Great shots, Phillip. Speaking of out dated books. My science book in grade school said scientist were hoping to visit the moon someday. We were a little out dated too. LOLRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840964031964028578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-54505540886552493052009-03-19T08:23:00.000-07:002009-03-19T08:23:00.000-07:00Phillip....we do live in Alabama...so it doesn't s...Phillip....we do live in Alabama...so it doesn't suprise that it took them 40 years to make a selection. Nothing in this state suprises meDirt Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738312834526690841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-3588130800322707202009-03-19T06:15:00.000-07:002009-03-19T06:15:00.000-07:00What a beautiful collection of blooms. I don't bl...What a beautiful collection of blooms. I don't blame your for your obsession. Up here in IL people try to grow them as house plants without great success. <BR/>MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-35407060125516441362009-03-19T05:55:00.000-07:002009-03-19T05:55:00.000-07:00I wish Georgia had as elegant a State Flower as th...I wish Georgia had as elegant a State Flower as the Camellia. Those Cherokee Roses grow into huge thorny things as big as a house. Not that camellias are small -- some of mine are the size of gazebos. <BR/><BR/>I love when the petals fall, covering the ground like a carpet all around.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-9218004970100242412009-03-19T05:37:00.000-07:002009-03-19T05:37:00.000-07:00I also like goldenrod as it's a native plant, but ...I also like goldenrod as it's a native plant, but camellias are much showier, so you can see where garden ladies (among others!) would rally for that. Michigan's state flower is the apple blossom, and I'm cool with that as Michigan is the second largest apple grower in the U.S.Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-35846171054253238072009-03-19T03:52:00.000-07:002009-03-19T03:52:00.000-07:00I love camellias too. I can't grow them though. I...I love camellias too. I can't grow them though. I have often lamented this fact. I think they look like roses. I will never forget the first time I saw some blooming. I was a neophyte gardener and had never heard of them. I wondered what kind of rose had that sort of leaves and no thorns. Ha... so much to learn. I am still learning.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-60907140760660343002009-03-19T01:56:00.000-07:002009-03-19T01:56:00.000-07:00Phillip, glad I found you, because I wrote a post ...Phillip, glad I found you, because I wrote a post about camellias in Feb. this year. I love all the varieties of this flower -visit my blog - I don't think I see the one that's in my yard. Stunning pics by the way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-91579362027286648022009-03-19T01:13:00.000-07:002009-03-19T01:13:00.000-07:00Hi PhillipOften Camellia are grown by the frontdoo...Hi Phillip<BR/><BR/>Often Camellia are grown by the frontdoor over here. <BR/><BR/>I'm always taken by the perfection of the blooms and so early.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed your photos.<BR/><BR/>RobRob (ourfrenchgarden)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-22013834754991163392009-03-18T21:12:00.000-07:002009-03-18T21:12:00.000-07:00So many pretty ones! I love the Magnoliaflora! O...So many pretty ones! I love the Magnoliaflora! Our camellias are behind this year. I think it's going to be a couple more weeks still.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-85119896258435385312009-03-18T20:59:00.000-07:002009-03-18T20:59:00.000-07:00Wonderful photos as always. I think I have to add...Wonderful photos as always. I think I have to add a few of these to my want list for the garden this summer. Wonder how well they would do in zone 5?! <BR/>Happy Gardening Dear Friend and thank you for sharing your work.Bren Haashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17373890474848211301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-61638189962274305362009-03-18T20:12:00.000-07:002009-03-18T20:12:00.000-07:00Raindrops just enhance their beauty!Raindrops just enhance their beauty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-66255170958337227822009-03-18T20:10:00.000-07:002009-03-18T20:10:00.000-07:00Lovely Phillip...Just wonderful...I think I adore ...Lovely Phillip...Just wonderful...I think I adore these flowers myself! You know I planted White By The Gate last week; then added coffee grounds to it this morning. Don't know if it will help but it certainly smells delicious! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-33549046088753987412009-03-18T18:59:00.000-07:002009-03-18T18:59:00.000-07:00We've got camellias blooming here. They're amazing...We've got camellias blooming here. They're amazing flowers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-72329060564725711822009-03-18T18:57:00.000-07:002009-03-18T18:57:00.000-07:00I can see why you are gaga over your stunning came...I can see why you are gaga over your stunning camellias (so tempting to those of us who can't grow them :)joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-15237336608544858152009-03-18T18:15:00.000-07:002009-03-18T18:15:00.000-07:00I didn't realize until recently that Alabama's sta...I didn't realize until recently that Alabama's state flower was changed from Goldenrod to Camellia.<BR/><BR/>The Camellia is truly a beautiful flower but unfortunately one that I was not acquainted with growing up in the rural countryside.<BR/><BR/>Your collection is outstanding.Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-429816099503278872009-03-18T18:03:00.000-07:002009-03-18T18:03:00.000-07:00Awesome Phillip! Camellias were my Dad's favorite...Awesome Phillip! Camellias were my Dad's favorite and he would get cuttings and root them from everywhere he went. Some were so double they look like carnations. I am going to try to get some photos and cuttings for you when I go back to the house in town. Your photos really bring back wonderful memories! Great Shots... JudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-38044799208998538042009-03-18T17:28:00.000-07:002009-03-18T17:28:00.000-07:00Ahhh, the southern garden hath many beautiful plan...Ahhh, the southern garden hath many beautiful plants!Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308447697581920397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-9533351687360840182009-03-18T16:35:00.000-07:002009-03-18T16:35:00.000-07:00Beautiful shots!. I have one Goldenrod, but I hav...Beautiful shots!. I have one Goldenrod, but I have 10 Camellias and am trying to figure where I will put some more - they are near the top of my favorite plants list.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.com