Camellia
André Michaux, plant explorer and botanist to King Louis XVI of France, first presented the voluptuous blossoms of the camellia
to friend and Charleston neighbor Henry Middleton in 1786. Today, you can find an original double red camellia called ‘Reine
des Fleurs’ (“Queen of Flowers”), pictured, as well as hundreds of different camellia specimen at Middleton’s plantation,
Middleton Place. Flowering in winter and spring, when many other favorites are still sleeping, camellias offer ruffled blossoms
in glorious shades of pink, white, red, and even multiple colors.
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