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Some shots of my camellias
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I have taken numerous closeups of my camellias. Here are some examples.

One of the new fall blooming japonicas
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The plant usually has its flowering cut short by frost

Fall blooming japonica

A closeup of one of the fall bloomers
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Another October 2004 bloom

Fall blooming japonica

Another fall bloomer
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October, 2004

One of the smaller leafed sasanqua X oleifera hybrids. This particular plant has never grown well for me.

Camellia chekiangoleosa
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From Camellia Forest Nursery, flowering April 2005

This obscure chinese species is a spring blooming camellia. Its flower buds look like gnarled nuts.

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