tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post1228002465941461679..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Fleurs rouges du printempsKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-77488112623309216712014-03-14T08:03:07.692+01:002014-03-14T08:03:07.692+01:00Beautiful spring pictures, thank you.Beautiful spring pictures, thank you.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04982334220739946369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-41714243465903994692014-03-13T23:00:52.982+01:002014-03-13T23:00:52.982+01:00My Dad had a wonderful camellia "Sensation&qu...My Dad had a wonderful camellia "Sensation" in his garden in Birmingham, England. It had no special treatment and he cut it back with shears every so often. I think different varieties may be more tender and more fussy than others. Yours is a beauty - don't dig it out! The wet last year seems to have suited all sorts of things. P.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-50303399189833974032014-03-13T19:10:04.243+01:002014-03-13T19:10:04.243+01:00Hi C in Calif,
I just read a web site saying that...Hi C in Calif,<br /><br />I just read a web site saying that 'the only way' to grow camellias successfully in areas with alkaline soil and water, like ours, is to grow them in planters with the right soil and water them exclusively with rainwater. I don't know...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-88455368897608134222014-03-13T16:39:38.572+01:002014-03-13T16:39:38.572+01:00Lovely photos Ken! Oh keep the camellias please; ...Lovely photos Ken! Oh keep the camellias please; you do have a beauty there.<br /><br />The primroses are wonderful, with a wonderful story about how they ended up where they are. <br /><br />Happy Spring to you and Walt !C in Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797701714608179842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-47535110328902227132014-03-13T15:32:56.482+01:002014-03-13T15:32:56.482+01:00So it seems to be 'camellia' with two Ls, ...So it seems to be 'camellia' with two Ls, not one. Wonder why we pronounce it the way we do...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-39926906428301642782014-03-13T14:20:29.453+01:002014-03-13T14:20:29.453+01:00we had lots of camelias when I was growing up in N...we had lots of camelias when I was growing up in NO but not so many by the time u get up to NC or VAmelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337254308066184912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-41689910192592107852014-03-13T13:57:08.006+01:002014-03-13T13:57:08.006+01:00I wonder if Josette knows that LOTS of people are ...I wonder if Josette knows that LOTS of people are enjoying her primroses this year. I hope she gets to see them, too.<br /><br />The camillas in my yard have bloomed forever this year- they don't seem to mind the cold we've had. Our soil is quite acidic though unlike yours.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-78006107426089109702014-03-13T13:41:51.423+01:002014-03-13T13:41:51.423+01:00Andrew, there seem to be many different shrubs tha...Andrew, there seem to be many different shrubs that are known as japonicas.<br /><br />Judy, I know somebody in Pensacola who grows and cares for a lot of camelias. That's one reason why I suspect they need warmer temperatures. Then again, we had a beautiful one in our back garden in San Francisco, where it never got very hot. It's time to experiment with them.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-52531722874037929582014-03-13T12:21:51.924+01:002014-03-13T12:21:51.924+01:00Oh, wow wow wow :) Usually, when you start showing...Oh, wow wow wow :) Usually, when you start showing blooms, we're getting them, too... but, not this year. So, thanks again!<br /><br />I know less than you, surely, about camelias, but will say that ours at the Missouri Botanical Garden are always displayed in the warm greenhouse-- I don't think that they even have them planted outside. I'll be interested to follow yours if you move it, to see if you get more regular blooming for it. What a beauty :)Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-58370314193473371542014-03-13T11:17:26.436+01:002014-03-13T11:17:26.436+01:00Also here just called japonica and thanks to Tim, ...Also here just called japonica and thanks to Tim, I now know why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-8507789523222499712014-03-13T10:49:36.203+01:002014-03-13T10:49:36.203+01:00Starman, the neighbors are seldom here when that b...Starman, the neighbors are seldom here when that bush has flowers on it. They spend summers here but since the thing isn't in flower then I never think of asking about it.<br /><br />Thanks for the confirmation, Tim. And yes, I know about camelias and their soil preferences. I think these are too cold and in very dark shade.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-52850933249711843372014-03-13T08:31:42.999+01:002014-03-13T08:31:42.999+01:00It is Chaenomelese japonica...
the Japanese Flower...It is Chaenomelese japonica...<br />the Japanese Flowering Quince...<br />and the fruit is edible and can be used as per Quangz!!<br />You've just reminded me that I have one to plant here...<br />it is peachy coloured and just about to flower.<br /><br />As this area is mainly alkaline soil, Ken...<br />it is most likely that the Camellia wants more acid to keep it healthy...<br />mulch it up with some "terre dit bruyere" and feed it, from time to time, with plant food for Azaleas.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-57560404391594509042014-03-13T07:45:21.117+01:002014-03-13T07:45:21.117+01:00Wow, I didn't realize it had been so long sinc...Wow, I didn't realize it had been so long since I've been on Blogger!Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89666280011639169192014-03-13T07:42:36.854+01:002014-03-13T07:42:36.854+01:00Couldn't you just ask your neighbor?Couldn't you just ask your neighbor?Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.com