December 27, 2011

Peppermint Candy Camellia

There's a large camellia bush at the back corner of our house. It was here and quite well-established when we bought the house, and I've never seen anything similar.

I took these pictures on Christmas Day. The camellia buds begin to really take shape around Thanksgiving, and by Christmas day the blooms are starting to open. Most of them look like those pictured below. A few on the same bush are solid pink. By Christmas Day this year, it looked a bit like peppermint candy was blooming in our back yard!

...in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 
- Colossians 1:16-17

 




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77 comments:

  1. Happy New Year to you!

    Ramona
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  2. How absolutely beautiful! We have had a mild winter so far, but not quite that mild :). I can almost taste the mint :).

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  3. what a gorgeous flower! I would love to see that in my yard anytime. this is the 1st Christmas in a long time with no snow (not complaining tho!) but seems weird to see some green grass still in the yard in WI! LOL

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  4. Beautiful photo - beautiful flower :)
    <3-Cami from First Day of My Life

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  5. That is one cool flower. Great shots!

    Joyce
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  6. How interesting that this color of flower blooms at a time when peppermint is so popular. Perhaps it served as an inspiration for candy makers.

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  7. very cool looking flower. Thanks for the invite/reminder for Wordless Wed. Happy to join in :)

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  8. Thanks for letting us link up! Blessings to you and yours and Happy New Year too!

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  9. THat's absolutely gorgeous! Happy New Year!

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  10. How neat! They do kind of look like peppermint candies!

    Diana - Toronto Teacher Mom

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  11. great pictures. thanks for linking with me.
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  14. Stunning photos! Happy New Year :)

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  15. Wish we had anything colorful here in MN at this time of year! Love those and perfect colors for the season!

    ~Mimi

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  16. What a great holiday, but not a holiday picture.

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  17. Also thanks for a fabulous list of meme, hops and link up. I bookmarked!!

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  18. That is beautiful flower.

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  19. That is a beautiful flower. I will have to get me one. Have a great New Year!

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  20. Lovely photos of a beautiful flower ~ Thanks for hosting ~ namaste, Carol ^_^ ~ Spent Xmas in NC ~ (Moyock) and then found a town I loved ~ Edenton ~ wonder where you in NC? email me if you don't want to post it here ~ thanks ^_^

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  22. That is one lovely flower, and it does look like peppermint candy.

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  23. Your camellia's are lovely. I've visiting from 52PP.

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  25. What a gorgeous flower. I've never seen a camellia in that colour before.

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  26. Just Beautiful!
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  27. It really is a beautiful flower!

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  28. quite stunning, never seen a flower like this before.

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  29. Hello and thank you for linking up to my Nature Notes meme..These are just stunning and nice contrast to my photos which are just winter ones right now...Michelle

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  31. That is an absolutely beautiful photo of a beautiful flower! Thanks for sharing!

    Happy WW and New Year!

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  32. It is a beautiful flower and I love the colors. Great photos. I want to wish you a very Happy, healthy New Year!

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  33. This is my favorite camellia!

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  35. That's really pretty!

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  36. Sound like candy, yum!

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  37. Beautiful! I've never seen anything like that flower before.

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  38. Wonderful pics! Happy WW!

    Mine's here.

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  39. What a lovely flower and you have captured it very well.

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  40. I've never seen this variety. Mine that's blooming now is solid pink. These are really beautiful and unique.

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  41. Gorgeous! Never seen anything quite like that. Thanks for the wonderful photos!

    Happy TT and Happy New Year!!

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  42. I love pepper mint candy. Gorgeous flower you got in your backyard. Hope to see you in my Wednesday Whites Entry.

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  44. That's a fabulous camellia!

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  45. Really interesting flowers in the pictures. I too have never seen flowers like that before and I think they make for a nice Christmas decoration and less calories than pepper mint candy canes.

    Really nice of you to share them with us over at Theme Thursday. Very much appreciated. Thanks for playing with us.

    Wishing you a Happy New Year.

    God bless

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  46. visiting again this time from Pink FRidays :)

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  47. They DO look like peppermint candies! Wonderful images. :)

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  48. I love camellias. I've planted many.

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  49. I love your site just joined....Have a Blessed New Year!

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  50. Those are beautiful flowers!

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  51. Its a pretty flower. Visiting from PF!

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  52. Soo pretty!

    My PINK, please come and see. Have a happy new year!

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  53. Hello, my 5 year old daughter says that the flower looks like candy. Have a Happy New Year/Gela

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  54. Beautiful flower and beautiful shots! Thank you for sharing!

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  55. that is really quite a beautiful flower, i wish i had some too, in my own backyard.

    stopping by from PF + your newest GFC follower. happy new year! ^_^

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  56. looks like a rare flower, first time to see one

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    Happy New Year!

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  57. Gorgeous. Came to wish you a happy new year. Drop by to see my PINK when you get a chance. Thanks!

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  58. A truly unique flower! Very festive and lovely.

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  59. Beautiful! Love the colors!! I’m hosting a new photo challenge called Simply Silver Sunday. Hope you will stop by and enter. Please visitSimply Silver
    for details. Thanks! Happy New Year!

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  60. Happy New Year! So glad you have you linking up over at Jumping Tandem!

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  61. I am a gardener always looking for the unusual, uncommon plant to put in my garden and that bush is lovely, so unique. The scripture - a good reminder!

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  62. A very unusual, beautiful camellia! A unique addition for a garden!

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  63. That is a beautiful camellia. It does look like a peppermint candy.

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  64. I've never seen a Camellia that color and I love it!! Ours is blooming as well and is a solid pink. It was a gift from my MIL when our daughter was born 24 years ago.

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  66. It looks like a candy cane flower. Happy New Year.

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  67. beautiful flowers, loved them :-) visiting for Wednesday Whites, hope that you can return the favor too.

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  68. very pretty flowers, loved it :-) visiting from Pink Fridays, hope that you can return the visit too.

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  69. thanks for joining us with your highlight of the week :)

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  70. That is beautiful and sound like candy:)

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  71. such lovely images...yours and those of the many entries to this meme.

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  72. Lovely! Thanks for sharing!

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  73. great shots of that very beautiful flower! i love the color combination!

    Thank you for joining Wednesday Whites. Visiting as a host and from my entry, http://bustlingbangkok.info/christmas-in-bangkok/ http://www.ourhomeandhaven.info/rois-feeding-frenzy/ Happy new year!

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  74. hi, my name is Raya and I host Wednesday Whites. I see that you have linked this post to my meme. Can you do me a favor of putting my Wed. Whites badge on your next entry? Thanks.

    God bless you!

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  75. Gorgeous shots! Thanks for linking up to Observing Beauty.

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  76. pretty pepper mint looking flower. it almost looked like a peony. Hope to see you in my Pink entries one and two. Happy New Year!

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  77. dropping by here again :)

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