Camellia Nuccio's Gem - Possibly the most perfect shaped white flower I've ever seen. Pure white and spanning 4 inches across; flowers December to February. 

The price tag nearly knocked me out but I had to have the plant. I potted it in a brand new container of course. It grows between 6 and 8 feet tall but I'll keep it pruned to not spread too much. I'll have to watch it like a hawk in the Dallas summer heat and in the winter I may need to wrap it in a blanket on nights the temps go below freezing. Note to self not to prune from June to September as this is when the flowers are formed. 

Camellia Japonica Nuccio's Gem - founded in 1970 by Nuccio's nursery in Altemeda, CA.

Bought it - February 2009

Location: East facing under porch. Sheilded by brick pillar. 

The list

1. Rows of lavender
2. Armfuls of peonies
3. Mmmmm the smell of a plumeria lei
4. Sunflowers peeking over the fence
5. Passionfruit and lemon pepper salt
6. Fuscias like they grow in Leeds
7. Tuberose in my hair
8. Pop those Impatience pods
9. Insalata Caprise..yumm
10. A living fence
11. How to knot a garden
12. Ivy topiaries Smith & Hawken style
13. Making daisy chains
14. Strawberries and cream
15. Minty fresh lemonade
16. My rose garden
17. From the tropics
18. Butterflies everywhere
19. Hummingbird in my garden
20. Make a cup of chai
21. Flowers at that blah time of the year - Camellias
22. Flowers every month
23. Under the porch
24. Corn on the cob Zambian style
25. Lilac dreams
26. Watch them climb
27. Chelsea Flower Show
28. Lychee love
29. Dahlias as big as plates
30. Rose parade
31. Proteas 
32. English country garden
33. Birdie bath time
34. Tulips & Windmills
35. The underwater garden
36. Rainforest
37. Divide & Conquer
38. My grandad was a farmer
39. A mothers green thumb
40.