Camellia Bloom

Last fall we planted two Camellia bushes. They have had buds since day one but we didn't get our first bloom until last week. Just a couple of days earlier, the bush was weighed down with snow and then the red flower popped out. After closer inspection, we are lucky we got this bloom because something has been nibbling on the bush. The ground around the bush is littered with broken stems and buds that will never bloom.