Sorry, Motinot, But I suspect that there are just too many buds for them to be flowers.

Bulbaholic might be right, but its hard to say - the buds do appear about now onwards and sit there till the spring - fingers crossed that at least some of them are actually flower buds, Motinot. Healthy looking plant, by the way.

No they don't look like buds, maybe you're looking after it too well.

I'd say from looking at it you have a mixture of buds and leaf buds there

What you feeding it with, Motinot?

the fat ones i think might be flowers and the skinny ones leaves. mine looks like this most years and it flowers most years. fingers crossed :o)

I rather like Andrea's answer..lol.......Thanks Bulba......Thanks for your answer too Bamboo....Heron, I never bothered with it really until this season and because it had never flowered i fed it weekly with an ericaceous feed and kept it well watered with rain water during july and august...i think thats when the flower buds form...is that correct...Thank you all again....:>)

Thank you Seaburn.... I Iike your answer too ...:>)

We kept our camelia in a pot for years then got cross planted in the garden and it hasn't looked back since! Why not just bung it in the ground?

Perhaps i will Moon grower...Im also getting cross lol....Im fed-up looking at it permanently green....see how it does this coming spring...Thanks....:>)

I must flower sometime but If you do decide to put it outside, make sure your soil is not alkaline.

Thanks Heron....i have an acid soil....:>)

lucky you, i have to pamper mine with sequestrine and beech leaf mould. :o(
min you it has flowered well for the last 4 years.

Motinot - have to confess I can't remember original question but just bug it in the ground! It will be far happier :-)

ok thank you all....:>)