@gingin Seems like we have the same camellia. Do you know the name of the variety?

Jean...sorry to take so long answering. Been a crazy week. I have no clue which one this is...was here when I bought the place.

Same here for me, Ginger. My brother planted about 12 different ones when he built the house but I have no clue as to what they are. I just enjoy them!

rocklady said:@gingin Seems like we have the same camellia. Do you know the name of the variety?

There isn't a listing at this site, and there's some controversy about the name, but I'm reasonably sure this is 'Purple Dawn'. Which is very similar to or the same as what is sold in the US as 'Mathotiana'.

I think the American Camellia Society still considers 'Purple Dawn' and 'Mathotiana' to be synonyms for 'Julia Drayton', but for reasons I won't bore you with, I doubt the real 'Julia Drayton' still exists.

Here are a couple of nursery links with photos for comparison; an online image search will provide lots of hits:
https://www.almostedenplants.c...
https://www.wilsonbrosgardens....

I hope this helps,
Virginia

Looking at the links it does look very much like Purple Dawn