Camellia Society of Central Florida

03/06/2022

It was wonderful to be at Mead Botanical Garden last week to help with fertilizing and pruning in their camellia garden. Here are a few pics of camellias still blooming. Don’t delay if you’ve been wanting to see them though - camellia blooming season is almost over.

01/13/2022

What is your favorite Camellia color? Red? White? Pink? Or a combination? Come see HUNDREDS of blooms at our 75th Annual CAMELLIA SHOW in TWO days!! Mead Botanical Garden, 1-4 pm, Saturday, Jan 15th.

01/01/2022

Happy New Year to all our Camellia friends! Starting out the New Year with a beautiful Alba Plena bloom.
And remember- our Camellia Show is 2 weeks from today! January 15th.

12/28/2021

If you are looking to add Camellia plants to your garden, you won't want to miss the plant sale at our Camellia Show on Jan. 15th at Mead Botanical Garden!!
Loch Laurel Nursery from Valdosta, GA will be bringing many varieties that are difficult to find in this area.
South Seminole Farm & Nursery now carries over 300 varieties of Camellias, and will be bringing many of them to our Show also.
Plant sale will be from 10 am - 3 pm.

12/11/2021

The Camellia Garden at Mead Botanical Garden is really popping! Took these photos on our visit yesterday.
1300 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park, FL. The camellias are near the main entrance.

12/08/2021

This beautiful bloom is called Ferris Wheel 🌺

12/06/2021

Debutante. This variety dates back to the early 1900s, and is an early season bloomer. The owner of this plant is thrilled - this is the first bloom from the group of camellias he planted last spring.

12/05/2021

Make plans to join us for our 75th Annual Camellia Show on January 15!

12/05/2021

Camellias in bloom!
Here is Amanda Ann and Mark Chason Variegated.

10/21/2021

Are you excited about Camellia season?? Here’s a first bloom spotted in Minneola, FL this week. 😍

01/16/2021

COVID-19 has prevented us from having our annual Camellia Show this year, but it certainly hasn't stopped our beloved camellias from blooming!
How beautiful are the camellias looking in your yard??

01/16/2020

The 74th Annual Camellia Show is in TWO DAYS!

01/02/2020

Mathotiana.

12/23/2019

Coed.

12/11/2019

NEW VENUE!
The Camellia Show will be held at the Orlando Garden Club, 710 E. Rollins St., Orlando

12/11/2019

A beautiful display from Early Autumn!

12/07/2019

Donnan’s Dream.

12/06/2019

At last night’s monthly meeting, we raffled off an Alabama Beauty Camellia. Charlie was very happy with his raffle prize!

12/05/2019

First blooms on our new sasanqua, Leslie Ann. 🥰

12/04/2019

This is Dewatairin.

12/04/2019

Thursday night - December 6 - is our monthly meeting. Please join us! 7-9 pm at 930 Leigh Avenue, Orlando.

11/21/2019

San Dimas.

11/19/2019

Desire.

11/18/2019

Highly recommend visiting the gardens at the American Camellia Society headquarters in Fort Valley, GA. Their peak blooming season is in February, but there are plenty of Sasanquas and a few Japonicas blooming now.

11/06/2019

Tomorrow night - November 7 - is our monthly meeting. Please join us! 7-9 pm at 930 Leigh Avenue, Orlando.

10/28/2019

Blooming season has begun! Do you have any blooms yet?
This one will be opening soon...

10/03/2019

Join us TONIGHT at our monthly meeting, where we will learn more about growing camellias from seeds!

08/23/2019

We are excited to announce the official registration of this beautiful camellia, named Pam Aman Kirven, after club member and former President of the Camellia Society of Central Florida.
More information about this variety can be found on the American Camellia Society’s website:
www.americancamellias.com

08/10/2019

Now is the time of year to look for seed pods on your camellias. The green pods open to reveal brown seeds inside.

06/05/2019

SAVE THE DATE!
Our Annual Camellia Show will be held on January 18, 2020.
The Show will be held at the Orlando Garden Club, 710 E. Rollins Street, Orlando.

06/05/2019

The program for our April meeting featured a hands-on demonstration of air layering. Thank you to Ben for sharing this propagating technique.

03/03/2019

02/15/2019

This is Valentine’s Day Variegated. We hope you’ve had a happy one!

02/13/2019

This is Tama-no-Ura. This Camellia comes from Japan, and was first introduced to the US in 1979.