Camellias in December and January in Alabama

Most of my Camellias are done now, at least on the smaller bushes. These had fallen to the ground, but still made a lovely picture.

This last one is 'Professor Sargent' and there are quite a few left to open on my 2 bushes. The bushes are quite large though. The thing I note here though, is the earliness of the bloom on all these Camellias. Usually it is February or March before the bloom is really in full gear. But the warmth and moisture of this fall seemed to push them along.