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I've no idea what this camellia is, but it flowers well every year. This
year it has gone mad, and pulled itself down with the weight of its
flowers. I've already removed dozens of fallen flowers from the lawn,
and there are loads more to come. I'll have to try and stake it somehow
if this is going to be a regular occurrence, but can it survive this
type of flowering?
--
Jeff

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On 16/03/2026 10:10, Jeff Layman wrote:

Literally!

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I've no idea what this camellia is, but it flowers well every year. This year it has gone mad, and pulled itself down with the weight of its
flowers. I've already removed dozens of fallen flowers from the lawn,
and there are loads more to come. I'll have to try and stake it somehow
if this is going to be a regular occurrence, but can it survive this
type of flowering?

Lucky man to live in a place where it flourishes.

Perhaps its time for a trip to Wisley Gardens again.
--
"Nature does not give up the winter because people dislike the cold."

rCo Confucius

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On 16/03/2026 10:10, Jeff Layman wrote:

Literally!

<https://ibb.co/FqLFN745>

I've no idea what this camellia is, but it flowers well every year. This year it has gone mad, and pulled itself down with the weight of its
flowers. I've already removed dozens of fallen flowers from the lawn,
and there are loads more to come. I'll have to try and stake it somehow
if this is going to be a regular occurrence, but can it survive this
type of flowering?

It's a strange year for Camellias here, one of ours looks on its last
legs but is flowering, another looks OK but no flowers, and another
(Madamme de Strekaloff) in a S facing front garden is covered in flower.
--
Regards
Bob Hobden
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On 16/03/2026 14:48, Bob Hobden wrote:

On 16/03/2026 10:10, Jeff Layman wrote:

Literally!

<https://ibb.co/FqLFN745>

I've no idea what this camellia is, but it flowers well every year. This
year it has gone mad, and pulled itself down with the weight of its
flowers. I've already removed dozens of fallen flowers from the lawn,
and there are loads more to come. I'll have to try and stake it somehow
if this is going to be a regular occurrence, but can it survive this
type of flowering?

It's a strange year for Camellias here, one of ours looks on its last
legs but is flowering, another looks OK but no flowers, and another
(Madamme de Strekaloff) in a S facing front garden is covered in flower.

My Mme de Strekaloff opened its first bud on Friday. There are another half-dozen or so open today, with around a couple of hundred still to
come. It's one of the most attractive camellias.
--
Jeff
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In article <10p8vm4$1vi0v$15@dont-email.me>, tnp@invalid.invalid says...

On 16/03/2026 10:10, Jeff Layman wrote:

Literally!

<https://ibb.co/FqLFN745>

I've no idea what this camellia is, but it flowers well every year. This year it has gone mad, and pulled itself down with the weight of its flowers. I've already removed dozens of fallen flowers from the lawn,
and there are loads more to come. I'll have to try and stake it somehow
if this is going to be a regular occurrence, but can it survive this
type of flowering?

Lucky man to live in a place where it flourishes.

Perhaps its time for a trip to Wisley Gardens again.

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