Its a stunning plant, I have several, about eight in a grove. The price has come down a lot since I first bought mine, sometimes by at least 70%. Im not in America however and Im not sure why this is as grafting stock is often taken from the wild which cannot be renewable to the extent of the number of these found in markets across Southern China and Hong Kong and the rest of Asia never mind exported elsewhere. The grafted trees are it's true very easy to grow, and with cutting success so bad will continue to be the mainstay of the species as a garden plant. They're as easy as any Camellia except they like full sun if your humidity is up to it and warm subtropical conditions, even tropical ones seem to work if you can keep the roots stock cool and the plant partly shaded. They need acid soils and love a nice deep mulch. Only problems that are encountered are on the very big grafting stocks (Camellia japonica) where they've grafted multiple small branches. The cut wood on the stock doesn't health over easily if at all and rots after a time instead so the grafts start to wilt and decay. The best grafting is a simple single top graft leaving no exposed wood on the stock, this is a long lived plant. There is extraordinary phenotypic variation in flower form and leaf shape in Camellia azalea. This is true even given the limited small number of plants left in the wild and their otherwise lack of true genetic variation. Some have small very open flowers others have large tall fluted wine glass shape flowers just like a large magnolia, lots in between. Variation in size and shape of flower is quite considerable but also the colour of the red. Some are more on the pink side of red, others pale faded out red, some more on the orange side but the best are a deep vibrant scarlet with the large fluted upright blooms. Size and shape of leaf and plant shape also vary. There is simply no other Camellia like it so it will always be a stunning garden plant in it's own right as a species. Unfortunately Camellias and their hundreds of selections and crosses cannot compare to the best of Camellia azalea in a straight comparison. So crosses or hybrids tend to diminish the flower shape and the unique vibrant colour. C. azalea could in theory however impart the forever blooming characteristics onto the rest, though as of now not many of these crosses have exhibit that characteristic in any way to the degree of the species. Alternatively with repeated back crossing the ease with which ordinary Camellias can be propagated could make for an easily propagated C. azalea eventually. I think the latter is where efforts should be concentrated so something more or less exactly like the best of the species can be enjoyed far more widely and relieve pressure on wild populations for grafting stock. A white with the best shape and size of a C.azalea bloom would of course be extremely lovely!

I own a fabric covered Catnapper recliner that is a queen anne style. I have had it for about 12 years and aside from a little color fade, it looks brand new and sleeps wonderfully ;^)

I have had a horrible experience with my Flexsteel leather living room furniture, for which I paid over $8,000. I made a complaint within the first few weeks of delivery. I have a recliner, sofa with chaise lounge, and loveseats. Initially they stated the cushions were under-stuffed. After replacing the cushions, they stated the leather is stretched from having under-stuffed cushions and the warranty team stated they would replace the leather. It has been over a month and the warranty people won’t even call me back or return my emails as they promised. The furniture store I bought it from tried and tried to get the pieces fixed, but the warranty team is just not any good. I initially requested the most stuffed option, to increase the firmness of the set. I am attaching a photo of the set after their warranty team repaired it. They were supposed to come back to replace the leather nearly two months ago, but have not returned or called me back. I requested warranty work weeks after delivery and it has been a year. We live a quiet lifestyle with a family of 3 small people, nobody in our family weighs over 160 pounds.

I have - and didn't have a great delivery experience. They were late by days, and then postponed the delivery to a completely inconvenient time on a Saturday (I had to accept it or.. else). I also did not have a great experience with the customer service - it's pretty bad. Aside from that, the products are beautiful indeed - the quality is eh, I've had issues with my sofa's foam edges not matching the edges of the sofa (and thus leaving a clear line on the cushion (not cute). But I know that if I were to complain, I'd have to pay for the return of the sofa myself. Not worth it.