Favorite Red Flowers
Red is the most powerful color. If you put it near your front door, you will quickly tire of it. A red hedge of roses or poinsettias looks good when you are moving, whether down a path or down a r...
Tag Archives: camellia
7 Botanical Wonders of Los Angeles (5,6 & 7)
In last week’s column, I mentioned four horticultural marvels: a magnificent Torrey pine in the Mildred Mathias Garden at UCLA, a 700 year old coast live oak at Orcutt Ranch in West Hills, a grove o...
Avocado Prices Have Not Changed in 100 years
Over the last hundred years or so, the price of avocadoes has not changed. Back in 1920, the price of avocadoes, which were a newly introduced delicacy in California, was around $1 a piece and, toda...
Wisteria, Camellia, & Multi-Color Corn
It has been several weeks since Wisteria stopped blooming but still I thi...
Keeping Your Camellia Pest Free
Q: I have a camellia growing under the eaves near my front door with a northeast exposure which gets no direct sun during the winter. The problem is that it gets many flower buds that form fully but ...
Camellias
In the Valley, camellias do best in a partial sun/light shade exposure. One of the best places in the world to learn about the light and shade requirements of the camellia is at an arboretum right in...
When camellias drop their leaves . . .
Q. I purchased two five-gallon camellia plants on May 30 along with the correct soil and planted them in my 16-inch pots. They are on a covered patio with indirect sunlight. On July 30, one of the pl...
