Can anyone tell me what this flowering bush is?
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R.V.R. Farris on Feb 01, 2013CamelliaHelpful Reply
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Angela F on Feb 01, 2013Thank you so much! Now I can look up how to take care of them. :)Helpful Reply
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Claudia Dunkley on Feb 01, 2013CamelliaHelpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Feb 02, 2013When they start blooming, you are really going to be thanking the previous owner of your house.Helpful Reply
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Designs by BSB on Feb 02, 2013We have a few... beautiful flowers!!Helpful Reply
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Corkie Smith on Feb 02, 2013Camellia - it was one of my Mothers favorite flowers - there is a Camellia Society near you I'm sure.... http://www.camellias-acs.com/Helpful Reply
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Hewitt Remodeling Services LLC on Feb 02, 2013They are very popular here in Virginia.Helpful Reply
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R.V.R. Farris on Feb 02, 2013You are very welcome, Angela F. And consider yourself very lucky to have four camellia shrubs to view from your dining room window. They are wonderful additions to any landscape in my opinion.Helpful Reply
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Pamela F on Feb 02, 2013Yes, you are lucky to have these beauties in your landscape! I now have one (Camellia Sasanqua 'Leslie Ann') and it bloomed this lovely flower this fall:-)Helpful Reply
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Shari K on Feb 02, 2013Looks like a Peony to me! I have grown them for years! Beautiful plants!Helpful Reply
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Cheryl on Feb 02, 2013Shari K, Camellias have a tough. leathery leaf that doesn't resemble the leaf of a peony when you see them. Plus they grow on bushes that can be as tall as small trees. The flowers are much smaller, but both plants are gorgeous.Helpful Reply
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Angela F on Feb 02, 2013I love peonies. They were in my wedding bouquet :)Helpful Reply
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Angela F on Feb 02, 2013Thank y'all so much for taking the time to answer my question! When they get around to blooming, I'll post pictures here :)Helpful Reply
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Tanya Peterson Felsheim on Feb 03, 2013Oh I love camelia's! They don't survive well in our environment but they are so gorgeous popping out when cold!Helpful Reply
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Jenny@birdsandsoap on Feb 03, 2013all the pretty flowers grow in the south!Helpful Reply
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Patricia M on Feb 05, 2013I agree; peonies. When I was still at home (many years ago !!) my parents bought a house that had numerous plants also. There were several of these. They lived 37 yrs, until both my parents were gone :( and we sold the house. They are beautiful and require no fuss.Helpful Reply
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Tanya Peterson Felsheim on Feb 06, 2013I have been planting Peonies the only problem is they just don't last very long! So sad! and I have trouble getting a lot of blooms really researching my soil and what I'm doing wrongHelpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Feb 06, 2013Peonies do have beautiful flowers, but Angela's plants are camellias.Helpful Reply
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Angela F on Feb 06, 2013I am just starting my gardening adventures, so all of this is very new to me. The flowers I posted pictures of here are on large bushes -- taller than me, almost. I guess you could almost call them small trees. There are so many more blooms, and I can see the color in some of them now. I think they're going to open soon, and I can't wait to see what they look like!Helpful Reply
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R.V.R. Farris on Feb 06, 2013I believe we all are hoping you'll post some pictures of the blooms. Camellia blooms can come in a wide range of colors. Currently the bush in my yard has a very soft pinkish bloom, my last house, the blooms were red and white striped. I called it my peppermint bush.Helpful Reply
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Patricia M on Feb 06, 2013I'm sorry; Douglas is right. Those flowers do not look like the big peonies my Mom had. But they are so beautiful.Helpful Reply
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Karen V on Feb 11, 2013Camellias and you will get lots of seeds from them too.Helpful Reply
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Judy F on Feb 17, 2013No mention in comments that the camellia will bloom twice each year - summer and winter. Lovely plant.Helpful Reply
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Anita Faircloth on Mar 01, 2013Definitely camelias! I love the beautiful evergreen bushes as well as the beautiful flowers.Helpful Reply
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Angela F on Mar 05, 2013These bushes have FINALLY started blooming! Some look to be pink/red, and some look like they'll be multicolored -- white/cream with hints of color. Super pretty!Helpful Reply
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Tanya Peterson Felsheim on Mar 05, 2013Yes camelias.....I love them...Helpful Reply
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R.V.R. Farris on Mar 05, 2013And how lucky to have different color blooms in the same yard! Love that.Helpful Reply
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Debsanne on Mar 07, 2013CameliasHelpful Reply
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Patricia M on Mar 10, 2013So pretty. Is it too late to plant the bushes now?Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Mar 11, 2013Patricia, I don't think camellias would be hardy in St. Louis. You would probably need to grow them in a large pot that you could move to a greenhouse for the winter. (They want bright light and cool winter temperatures of 45-60 degrees F.)Helpful Reply
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Cheryl on Mar 13, 2013I'd agree with Douglas.Helpful Reply
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Sharon Burton on May 14, 2013Camellias, They are a southern flowerHelpful Reply
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Carrie on Mar 11, 2014Camellias! One of my Favorites!Helpful Reply
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Susan on Mar 11, 2014camillias to meHelpful Reply
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Helen on Mar 19, 2014i planted some in my southernmost landscape here in VA - mine are rosy red camellia japonicas. They are blooming now even though we have had 32 degree weather. First thing that blooms in the spring in my yard.Helpful Reply
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Johanna Eldridge on Mar 19, 2014Definitely camellia!! there are many, many different cultivars of camellia. some are more cold sensitive than others. they are obviously very content and are blooming where they are planted!! we have a few freezes here every winter at the beach in NC and camellias love our climate. Camellia sinensis is the plant that produces what we enjoy as white, green or black tea!! One of my friends actually grows her own green tea here in coastal NC! ENJOY your happy flowering shrubs!!Helpful Reply
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Wanda sinnema on Jun 22, 2014treat them like azaleas or rhodendrons,,,,,love acid soil,,,,, all grow great here in western Washington,,zone 7. here are some that bloom in the winter some in the spring and summer.... only negative,,,the blooms drop and are very messssy for quite a long time.. Nice winter foliage, evergreen, lots of colors and varieties,,some varigated foliage..Birds like to nest in them because they are evergreen.Helpful Reply
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Jeannie Carle on Apr 12, 2015Absolutely camellias! I've not seen one since I moved to Missouri! Grew up with a big beautiful pink and white one outside my kitchen window on the Oregon coast. What a lovely lovely plant!!!Helpful Reply
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Pat Helvie on Mar 07, 2016Camellias.. They bloom in the south in the winter. BeautifulHelpful Reply
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Bnd2070302 on Mar 08, 2016Camillia...have one in my front in full...beautiful and leaves are evergreen, don't drop.Helpful Reply
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Gabrielle Falk on Jun 14, 2016Camellia. Same as in Australia.Helpful Reply
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