A camellia seedling!

I'd noticed a few camellia seedlings in my garden - two or three - but a few weeks ago I noticed that one already had buds on it, so I was anxious to see what the bloom would be like.  I think this flower is from a seedling generated by a Camellia japonica 'Debutante' seed, so it definitely doesn't look like it's parent.  It is somewhat similar to many of the seedlings I see at Skip's camellia garden - it will be fun to share this news with him.

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Comments

[Steve]

Second only to my delight at finding you back (patience rewarded)
is the prospect of of hearing about future forays to Skip's.

Cheers...Steve

(diehard camellia-phile)

[Pam]

Thank you Steve... for being so patient! I visited Skip last week, and hope to post a few photos soon. I also hope to go out there again in a few weeks when (weather cooperating) the blooms are at their peak (might try to make it out to Magnolia Gardens too).

[Janet, The Queen of Seaford]

A Camellia seedling to bloom is very exciting!! Looking forward to seeing pictures!

[Pam]

Janet, the photo is the flower on the seedling - pink, almost a single. I think it is a common seedling that Skip also gets, although he also has some really unique ones as well. I like this one (tend to like the singles more anyway), so it is more than welcome in the garden!

[garden design online]

Wow! its beautiful! Growing camellias from seed is one of the most fascinating parts of camellia propagation. Well! many camellias are good seed setters, but not all of these seed setters produce interesting and different camellia seedlings.