Brookhaven Camellia Society

If you have an interest in growing, propagating or just enjoy the variety of camellias, then this is the site for you. Brookhaven has long been known for the abundance of camellia that seem to appear everywhere you look. This site is dedicated to promoting interest in these wonderful flowers.

2009-2010 Brookhaven Camellia Wrap-up Meeting - April 2010...Great year!

And, the winners are.........

Jim Campbell of Covington, LA won the original oil painting of "Camellia by Kaye Kaberlein"

and, Howard Peters won the new grafted camellia by Jim Campbell following the great program on grafting by Jim.

Thanks to Jim Campbell for the tour of his gardens and Greenhouses in Covington. Beautiful weather and thousands of lovely blooming camellias made for perfect day!

Here are a few pictures from the 2010 Brookhaven Camellia Show

Would you like to identify some camellias in your yard and be able to identify flower form? Click here for images of a few of the most common japonica varieties in our area. Click here for images and descriptions of the different forms of camellias.

A few pictures from 2006, 2005 & 2004 Camellia Shows here

Here are a few pictures from the 2005 Pensacola Camellia Show - Click here.

Here are some pictures from the 2006 & 2005 Baton Rouge Camellia Show - Click here

Here are some pictures from 2006 New Orleans Camellia Show - Click here

Did you ever wonder about who the people are for which camellias are named? Click here to see the real Helen Bowers and also a couple of pictures from the 2005 Mobile Camellia Show.

We had a great trip to the Burden Gardens. Click here to see some of the pictures from the trip.

Here are a few camellia people -- can you connect named camellias to them?

This page was last updated on 04/15/10.