tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post6046669433247304772..comments2023-09-17T05:19:52.847-05:00Comments on Creating Our Eden: CamelliasRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840964031964028578noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-42256591933807813472009-01-08T11:02:00.000-06:002009-01-08T11:02:00.000-06:00Jean! You are absolutely right! I can't believe I ...Jean! You are absolutely right! I can't believe I finally have the name for it! Thank you very much!And, I can't believer I've never seen your blog before. I'll have to keep my eye on you now. ;-)--RandyRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840964031964028578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-19432127256978514172009-01-08T10:45:00.000-06:002009-01-08T10:45:00.000-06:00I think, I just THINK your grandmother's camellia ...I think, I just THINK your grandmother's camellia is Mathotiana. If you look at the sidebar on my Seedscatterer blog, there's a pic of Mathotiana. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.seedscatterer.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Seedscatterer Blog</A>Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-72219572084436675152009-01-02T07:33:00.000-06:002009-01-02T07:33:00.000-06:00Monica,They pretty much bloom in the Winter time h...Monica,<BR/>They pretty much bloom in the Winter time here. It's makes a nice suprise on those cold days. Sometime the blooms get a little frost bite but for the most part they do just fine.--RandyRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840964031964028578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-86552897634972986812009-01-01T08:00:00.000-06:002009-01-01T08:00:00.000-06:00Yes nice you got a rooting of one of your grandmot...Yes nice you got a rooting of one of your grandmothers' camellias! They look gorgeous and (pout pout kick) I can't believe they're blooming now for you! I think of camellias (which are outside my zone) as similar to peonies, and those won't bloom for me until late May/early June. The first time I saw camellias was when visiting England in March maybe 10 years ago. They were gorgegeous and everywhere! I finally stopped a random passerby and asked what they were--they stared at me like a was a special needs child because they're as common there as tulips or dandelions--plants EVERYone knows, not just gardeners. The same thing happened a while back when I was in San Fran, asking about eucalyptus trees, which have the coolest bark. :)Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-7753041418828322742009-01-01T03:54:00.000-06:002009-01-01T03:54:00.000-06:00Helou Jamie and Randy!I found a translator-machine...Helou Jamie and Randy!<BR/>I found a translator-machine and put it on my blog...just choose english, then the hole page is translated. The translator is not so good...but quite funny sometimes :)<BR/>I´m writing in swedish, by the way...I am an, so-called, finnsh-swede!<BR/>/Nina♥Min Eden♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/04989968607272364339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-52623753147516730582008-12-31T12:35:00.000-06:002008-12-31T12:35:00.000-06:00It's fun to imagine a future when you have sev...It's fun to imagine a future when you have several huge camellia shrubs and people come to you for rooted cuttings - passing on your grandmother's floral love. <BR/><BR/>Your camellias seem a lot happier than the two imprisoned in my garden! They're fine with the zone 8 aspect of Austin, but do not thrive in our drought & alkaline soil.But both japonica and sasanqua are good sports, producing some flowers each year. <BR/><BR/>Happy New Year, Randy & Jamie!<BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-76969487911863720402008-12-31T09:28:00.000-06:002008-12-31T09:28:00.000-06:00Cameron, You just read until your heart is content...Cameron, <BR/>You just read until your heart is content, but I warn you I tend to get a little long winded at times. Have fun and I'm glad to have you as a reader.<BR/><BR/>PG,<BR/>Isn't it strage how our sense of what is valuable changes as we get older? I'm curious to see if I can root the camelia. Time will tell us all. :-)--RandyRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840964031964028578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-45694962984238492412008-12-31T09:11:00.000-06:002008-12-31T09:11:00.000-06:00What a lovely story Randy. I think that is nice t...What a lovely story Randy. I think that is nice that you have a piece of your grandmother's Camelia growing & blooming in your garden now. That's a nice legacy to pass on to future generations. I wish you luck with the rooting of your neighbor's Camelia too! Looks like a beauty to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-32321961024811369052008-12-31T08:53:00.000-06:002008-12-31T08:53:00.000-06:00Randy,I'm so glad to find your blog! I followed y...Randy,<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad to find your blog! I followed you back from the comments that you left for me. I will have to take some time to read your blog-- and I'm adding you to my blogroll.<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year!<BR/>Cheers,<BR/>CameronF Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-59578616202969682752008-12-31T07:56:00.000-06:002008-12-31T07:56:00.000-06:00Jan I hope you have a spectacular New Year too!--R...Jan I hope you have a spectacular New Year too!--RandyRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840964031964028578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-64949034098210212162008-12-30T17:13:00.000-06:002008-12-30T17:13:00.000-06:00I feel the same way about having plants from loved...I feel the same way about having plants from loved ones. Your grandmother's camellia is lovely, and it is like having a bit of her with you today. Good luck on propagating your neighbor's camellia.<BR/>Have a Happy New Year.<BR/><BR/>Jan<BR/>Always GrowingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-71995013035820656812008-12-30T07:03:00.000-06:002008-12-30T07:03:00.000-06:00Frances,I would have loved to have known her and h...Frances,<BR/>I would have loved to have known her and her magic aquarium better. She died when I was very young. My daddy said that she was an incredible gardener and it was not unusual for people driving down the road to stop and ask her about her flowers.<BR/><BR/>Marnie, I'm sorry to hear you are missing out on the Camellias. Unfortunately, we are all prisoners of our zones. There are so many things I wish we could grow here. If I had my way it would be spring and summer all the time. But then again, we would have to deal with all those dreadful mosquitos! <BR/><BR/>Lisa, <BR/>Just like I was telling Marnie, I wish you could grow them, for that matter, I wish I had space to grow more. I want so many plants yet we are so limited with space. It makes it even more difficult when you are suppose to do that whole repeat, continuity thing to bring your garden together.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840964031964028578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-38875857449974026692008-12-29T14:16:00.000-06:002008-12-29T14:16:00.000-06:00Camellias are gorgeous. I just droole over them e...Camellias are gorgeous. I just droole over them every time I see them posted. Sadly I am not in the zone to be able to grow them. I will just have to enjoy them vicariously.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-90645472437376479542008-12-29T08:58:00.000-06:002008-12-29T08:58:00.000-06:00I agree with Frances, a magic aquarium would be wo...I agree with Frances, a magic aquarium would be wonderful. Sadly, camellias don't grow here so I miss out on their beauty. Your photos certainly are lovely.<BR/>MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-17107153120971559382008-12-29T08:23:00.000-06:002008-12-29T08:23:00.000-06:00Hi Randy, what a wonderful story about your grandm...Hi Randy, what a wonderful story about your grandmother and her knack with that aquarium! I need an aquarium that works magic like that! Your camellias are beautiful. I have several but have never gotten the flower show that some do. Drought is not conducive to bloom production. But with all the recent rains maybe they will perk up. I will keep track of your luck with the cuttings!<BR/>FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-82971336664218990482008-12-29T07:03:00.000-06:002008-12-29T07:03:00.000-06:00Thanks for the good luck wish Cosmo! Normally, I w...Thanks for the good luck wish Cosmo! Normally, I would just go buy one, but I'm trying to teach myself some patience. :-)<BR/><BR/>Phillip,<BR/>You never said if you found the one you were looking for or not?<BR/><BR/>WG,<BR/>My mother said my grandmother had quite the green thumb when it came to rooting Azaleas and Camellias. We will see how I do with it.<BR/><BR/>Pam,<BR/>The Camellia is one of three things that I took from her garden. My sister dug up the strawberries from her garden. I miss my grandmother, I'm sure she would have loved my garden. <BR/><BR/>Hey there Chandramouli S! I'm so glad you came back to visit with us again! It is a beautiful flower. The strange part is, as the weather gets warmer they go from this beautiful pink to a very dark red. I've never seen a Camellia change colors like that.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840964031964028578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-80101801674200840372008-12-29T04:08:00.000-06:002008-12-29T04:08:00.000-06:00That's so beautiful Randy - your grandma's Camelli...That's so beautiful Randy - your grandma's Camellia. It's so special to have a heirloom!Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-2632654391219576142008-12-28T23:36:00.000-06:002008-12-28T23:36:00.000-06:00I hope the rooting works, and I'm so glad you have...I hope the rooting works, and I'm so glad you have a piece of your grandmother's garden blooming in yours. I'm sure that would have made her happy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-75174601248794255592008-12-28T17:44:00.000-06:002008-12-28T17:44:00.000-06:00What a great heirloom! I love the story about the...What a great heirloom! I love the story about the aquarium on top of the TV.Wicked Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540250068640733537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-89011212934427026752008-12-28T15:30:00.000-06:002008-12-28T15:30:00.000-06:00Beautiful! I love camellias.Beautiful! I love camellias.Phillip Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675228133704777909.post-28884829571780887552008-12-28T11:21:00.000-06:002008-12-28T11:21:00.000-06:00What a great story, Randy. I love camellias, and ...What a great story, Randy. I love camellias, and I can't wait for ours to bloom--though it may be February or March. I hope your rooted baby takes off! Happy Holidays to you and Jamie.Cosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260783700118031314noreply@blogger.com