A very shy camellia flower

[tilia_tomentosa]

We had trouble with our camellia this winter because we figured out too late that the kitchen was too warm for its flowers to survive. So the first bud opened normally… and then half-opened flowers and buds started to fall off, so my mother moved the camellia to the balcony (enclosed in glass and during a relatively warm spell), but it seemed too

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[rosegardenfae]

I think it's amazing that you can grow a camellia inside or outside. That's one I've never tried before but it certainly is beautiful.

[tilia_tomentosa]

I'm glad you like it. :)

I don't think it would survive outdoors in my climate, let alone flower in winter (it starts slowly growing those precious buds some time in summer, but only opens them in winter, and the room must very cool then).

[orlandoman]

Pretty!

[tilia_tomentosa]

Thank you! :)

[nata_for]

Very beautiful! I do not grow camellias, for I seldom have luck with flowering plants - only one hibiscus plant survives and flowers regularly :)

[tilia_tomentosa]

Wow, a hibiscus in that climate! :)

[nata_for]

Yes :) But I keep it as a houseplant and never move outside. It seems to thrive well enough.

[tilia_tomentosa]

They can stay outside in the warm part of the year here, but we always take them inside for the winter.

[puddleshark]

What a beauty!

But the flowers are so delicate - everything seems to make them fall off, inside or out!

[tilia_tomentosa]

Thank you! :)

And yes, those flowers are incredibly delicate. It's a challenge to keep them going all the way to fading. And if the plant forms more buds than it can feed, there is just no way to keep them all going.

[hettie_lz]

very pretty!

[tilia_tomentosa]

Thank you! :)