Luis, do you get many flowers on your KS?

Theres no more buds :-/ So disappointed as my other camellias have hundreds of buds. And typical, this was the one I was looking forward to the most.

;o(

Not too many KS buds here (< 10 or thereabouts). I have "a few" buds on those KSs and Prof Sargent. But not as many as I would like to see. I have more buds on the sasanquas and White by the Gate (japonica) located elsewhere.

I feel your pain. I always like to see many buds. After a bad blooming season with hydrangeas, a lot of camellia blooms would have been great news.

I'm inclined to think just one flower bud on a first-year plant is not a bad thing. What it probably (hopefully) indicates is that your plant is getting its root system established.

Camellias are amazing plants, but do require patience. I hope your one bud does open, and is worth the wait, but a first year plant really should be getting adjusted to its new surroundings, and developing good roots.

Also, some varieties tend to bloom more one year, then less the next year. I don't grow 'Kramer's Supreme', so can't say if that's a factor.

Good luck,

Virginia

I got to smell Kramer's Supreme on a large established bush in a botanical garden. The smell was very similar to gardenia but more musky and aromatic, like sandalwood incense, and somewhat reminiscent of cloves. I would say the fragrance was medium in intensity.

Wow, hats off to your nose!!!! I can barely smell any scent, even early in cloudy mornings with little wind! ;o(

V,

my KS isn’t in its first year. I bought it from the garden centre at about 3 foot.

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First year in the ground.

Oh I see! Sorry.

Id love to see your Camellias, Virginia :)

lots of love

d xx