Coastal Carolina Camellia Society

Coastal Carolina Camellia Society This page is for current members and anyone else wanting to learn more about the CCCS. Charleston SC 29412. We have different speakers each month.

It will also be used to post pictures of blooms, teach some care of camellia, to show propagation techniques, and anything else camellia related. Updated December 7, 2023:
The Coastal Carolina Camellia Society is a local society in the Charleston, South Carolina area affiliated with the American Camellia Society. This page is for current members and anyone else wanting to learn more about the Coa

stal Carolina Camellia Society. It will also be used to post pictures from the flower shows, discuss the show, or learn more about the show and Camellias. Information from other Camellia Societies and their members may also be shared here including information regarding upcoming Camellia shows and plant sales, photos of blooms, and requests for assistance in identifying a bloom. We hope that by following our page you will learn about Camellias and even plant a few of your own! Coastal Carolina Society Meeting Info:
Currently members are meeting on the 3rd Sunday of each month at the James Island Town Hall, 1122 Dills Bluff Rd. Meeting time is 2:30 and notices for meetings will be posted on this page the week of the meeting. Please message us if you have questions about the upcoming meeting. Meetings consist of the care of camellias and include such things as grafting, air layering, pruning, and applying gibberellic acid to obtain earlier and larger camellia blooms. The club is also getting involved in other projects in the community. We are discussing many fun things for members and making plans for the 2024 show and plant sale! Please join us and get to know a great group of people. Our next CCCS show will be held January 27, 2024. Blooms are accepted for entry beginning at 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 A.M. Judging begins promptly at 10:00 A.M. so come early to enter your blooms. There is no entry fee, and everyone is welcome. Club members will be on hand to assist newcomers. If you are interested in bringing and entering flowers to be judged at the show you may obtain a show schedule with rules for bloom entry by contacting the club at: [email protected]. We will also have a plant sale that day. Right now we are accepting cash and checks for plants so please plan accordingly. Please email us with any questions about the show and our meetings!

04/15/2026

Our regularly planned meeting is at the James Island town hall on Sunday April 19th at 2:30 (come at 2:00 if you want to share some food and drink and socialize. Our program this week will be by Gemtry Massee-Williams. He is one of the Horticulture experts at Magnolia Gardens. He will be talking about work he does at Magnolia. Gentry is a very talented speaker and his passion for camellias is infectious!!! Looking forward to seeing everyone Sunday.

On another note for American Camellia Society members. You recently (last couple weeks) received a notice from ACS explaining that elections are being held this month. Our own David Whitaker is running for a position (Atlantic Coast Director) with the National Society. It's imperative that you vote for David and support our hard working local club members at this prestigious level. You will need to have your membership number handy. If you don't have it, please call ACS and get it.

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Hello!The meeting for March is this coming Sunday, March 15 at 2:30 PM.If you would like to share snacks and socialize, ...
03/13/2026

Hello!
The meeting for March is this coming Sunday, March 15 at 2:30 PM.
If you would like to share snacks and socialize, you can come early at 2:00. Mike will be presenting about chores in the garden as the seasons change, mainly pertaining to the fertilizing, pruning, and mulching of your camellias. We will also recap the ACS Convention and discuss upcoming meetings and possible garden tours.
Hope to see you all there! Anyone want to guess the name of this bloom?

03/04/2026

Does anyone have a camellia called ‘Phantom
Pink’?
Do you have a picture of it?

03/03/2026

The next meeting for the Coastal Carolina Camellia Society will be Sunday, March 15 at the James Island Town Hall at 2:30 PM.
Please feel free to bring snacks or beverages to share.

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Members: I wanted to let you know that I have been advised of the passing of one of our past members. Her name was Delor...
03/03/2026

Members:
I wanted to let you know that I have been advised of the passing of one of our past members. Her name was Delora J. Guthke, wife of Chief Wilmot E. Guthke of the Charleston Fire Dept. She was 105 years old.
They were members in the 70s and 80s, and Chief Guthke was President of the CCCS from 1976-1977. Their Granddaughter, Julia Jones, has provided these photos from a show that was held at Northwoods Mall.
Visitation for Delora will be on Thursday, March 5th at Stuhr's Funeral Home on Calhoun Street in downtown Charleston, from 6pm - 7pm; family will arrive at 5pm.

Her service will be at Citadel Square Baptist Church on Friday, March 6th at 11:00am.

Burial will be at Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens after the service at Citadel Square.

Her obituary will be in Wednesday's Charleston Post & Courier. It will also be available on the Stuhr's Funeral Home website.

More photos from the ACS National Convention, Jim Pruckler our keynote speaker, Dr. Sydney Frazier VP of Horticulture fo...
02/24/2026

More photos from the ACS National Convention, Jim Pruckler our keynote speaker, Dr. Sydney Frazier VP of Horticulture for Middleton Place and our auctioneer and ACS VP Tommy Alden.

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02/24/2026

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