Originally I lived in Ohio and the only place you could see camellias was in a conservatory. When I moved to NC I was so happy camellias would grow outdoors here. The last few weeks I have been trying to take pictures of different varieties. The one on the left I found mid December at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Greensboro. The one on the right I took last Tuesday at Sarah Duke Gardens in Durham, NC. The ones blooming now are fall blooming and Sasanqua. I have some that bloom in the winter and are Japonica. White ones are not as cold hardy in our zone. These images were taken with my Panasonic camera - macro mode with only minor editing in PSE. Sometimes difficult to capture because of the shiny green leaves. Also if in gardens can have pine needles and debris or small insects crawling in the centers.
Originally I lived in Ohio and the only place you could see camellias was in a conservatory. When I moved to NC I was so happy camellias would grow outdoors here. The last few weeks I have been trying to take pictures of different varieties. The one on the left I found mid December at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Greensboro. The one on the right I took last Tuesday at Sarah Duke Gardens in Durham, NC. The ones blooming now are fall blooming and Sasanqua. I have some that bloom in the winter and are Japonica. White ones are not as cold hardy in our zone. These images were taken with my Panasonic camera - macro mode with only minor editing in PSE. Sometimes difficult to capture because of the shiny green leaves. Also if in gardens can have pine needles and debris or small insects crawling in the centers. 
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