fragrant camellias

The Most Fragrant Camellia Varieties: Do Camellias Actually Smell?

· June 2, 2026
The Most Fragrant Camellia Varieties: Do Camellias Actually Smell?

Most camellias are odorless — full stop. That single fact catches nearly everyone off guard the first time they hear it, and I watched it land like a small deflating balloon at a winter garden society gathering last year when a member asked me point-blank which of my camellias smelled the best. Three dozen faces … Read more

Fragrant Camellias: Where to Plant Them and How to Sequence Blooms for Months of Scent

· April 15, 2026
The Most Fragrant Camellia Varieties Worth Growing

A stretch of unseasonably mild, rain-soaked days settled over my zone in late January roughly fifteen years back, the kind of weather that pulls you outside even when you’d normally be indoors waiting out winter. It was on one of those damp, warm walks that I stopped mid-step beside a Camellia lutchuensis hybrid, caught off … Read more