In this area, I have learned that this bloom is a winter-indicator.

I first wrote that the camellia was a harbinger of winter, but it isn’t quite—it’s not a forerunner, it’s a marker. Etymologically, harbinger is related to harbor—of all things.

This entry was posted in floral, language on Thursday, 12 December 2013 at 8:56 pm.
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