Camellia

Hi Linda, this looks very much like the 2 that I have, I don't suppose you happen to know the name, as they were a mothers day present for my wife, quite a few years ago, 2 in a pot about 9" high, but no label, Derek.

Hi Derek, I think it is called Debbie. Mine is quite big now, but I saw it in a neighbours garden and thought it looked wonderful.

Lovely!

Hi Linda, thanks for the name, I'll call mine 'Debbie', mine are about 8ft high now, and absolutely smothered in flowers at the moment, we usually get high winds as soon as they start flowering, and hundreds of them get blown off, but this year the winds haven't been as strong, so getting some benefit from them, Derek.

It flowers really well...great start to the season. Thanks Karen.

It seems nice to call a plant Debbie doesn't it Derek? It is a pity that it drops it's flowers so easily tho'.

I had Debbie in my first garden, and this looks exactly like it, and what's more...it was always dropping its blooms. :)

The dropped ones look perfect. Such a pity.