Annual Aiken Camellia Show will be held at the Aiken Mall this weekend
The 57th annual Aiken Camellia Show comes into bloom this weekend at Aiken Mall.
The show will be open to the public from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, in a mall storefront opposite Bath & Body Works. The juried show follows the American Camellia Society’s standards for the flowers, and the show is sponsored by the Aiken Camellia Society. The show usually averages about 1,000 flowers entered each year, according to society member Stephanie Weldon.
“It all depends on the weather,” Weldon said. “The people with greenhouses will have blooms; the outdoor growers may or may not. The cold kills blooms. I’ve got some camellia buds planted in pots that I’ve brought inside and I’m talking to now, hoping they’ll open in time for the show.”
Camellia Show awards include best in show, special awards for local growers, best white camellia, novice class awards and group-of-three and group-of-five awards.
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