Glad I checked today. Thought it would be about time for this: Camellia sasanqua ‘Hana-jiman.’ 
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Glad I checked today. Thought it would be about time for this: Camellia sasanqua ‘Hana-jiman.’
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One of my favorite camellias! Beautiful : )
I like that it blooms just as zinnias are fading away. Nice to keep something blooming.
Wahhhh, beautiful photography.You made me miss Sasanquas. More.
Thanks. Had to dislodge a bee from the center in order to take the pictures. Hope you were safe and well away from the storm.
Sasanquas are a favorite. Working on a garden in Atlanta..fortunately the owners like them too. Waiting for the Yuletide pictures😀Michael missed us by several hundred miles though we had a few windy days.
Oh gorgeous! Fabulous photo too.
Thanks. The bloom was tucked deep inside the shrub so I was glad to get some photos.
Absolutely gorgeous.
Thanks Judy! And fragrant as well.
Wow
Hi Alice! Nice to hear from you.
That’s such a pretty specimen! My sasanqua have buds but no blooms as yet – we got some rain last night, though, so maybe that’ll encourage them to make an appearance. I hope Hurricane Michael didn’t cause any trouble for you.
My daughter told me this afternoon there’d been pretty awesome thunderstorms. Hope the rain nourishes your garden. We were extremely lucky during Michael. Some in town are just getting power back today, but we never lost it. Next-door neighborhood is still dark. Lots of trees down around town. It was a nice surprise to catch this first bloom today.
I remember that name from when we started to grow camellias, but I do not remember it looking so pink around the edges.
Several readers identified this camellia for me, so I should say I “think” this is Hana Jiman.
That is probably how it ‘should’ look. Some of our camellias are a bit different from what they should be because of our climate. Some are different from year to year. Some rhododendrons do the same!
Ooo pretty! I can’t grow Camellias in my zone (5a), so I’m always thrilled to see all the lovely pictures of them during the fall, winter, and spring in warmer climates. This one’s a beauty!
Thanks Beth! I do love being able to grow camellias, but have had trouble getting many established. This one and Yuletide are my only ones that thrive.
Absolutely beautiful!
Hi Pauline. Thanks, it’s always nice to see some favorite flowers return with another season of bloom.
Wow. That’s lovely
Thanks, I adore the crinkly petals–they almost look like porcelain.
So nice to see, and that’s a beautiful photo!
Thank you! Always look forward to the camellias, but this is the first time I’ve been on hand for the first blossom. Usually this one sneaks up on me.
It is great to have flowering shrubs in the Fall. One of my favorites.
So true–I’m scheming to include more flowering shrubs to enhance my garden without so much effort and attention. Having trouble getting camellias established in other parts of the garden though.
I had some die right across from camellias I had for years. They may be picky.
That makes me feel better. I must have had beginner’s luck with this one.
I do miss my sasanquas. Hana Jiman was always a favorite.
Hana Jiman is a reliable bloomer and I welcome it back each fall. Hope you’re enjoying your new place John, though I’m sure you must miss your garden.
I noticed the first flowers on mime this week too. Nice to think we are enjoying the same plants.
Aah, how lovely. 🙂
Thanks Cathy!
How lovely! Nice to have something like this come into bloom so late in the year.
You’ve made some beautiful vases over the past months, Susy, I’ve some catching up to do after my summer hibernation. Good to see your sasanqua flower – mine has some promising buds but isn’t flowering yet. After this summer I’m amazed to see any buds to be honest but then, this type of Camellia is pretty drought-tolerant. Was your summer good or did you suffer from drought too? Happy autumn days 🙂