Camellia Pin-On Day at State Capitol Museum This Thursday! | Arts & Culture

Everything is coming up camellias at the California State Capitol Museum on Thursday, February 23 beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing until all corsages have been distributed. 

In honor of Sacramento’s designation as “Camellia Capital of the World,” volunteers from the State Capitol Museum will create and distribute complimentary camellia corsages to State Capitol visitors, California State Legislators, the Governor’s office and Capitol staff.   And these are no ordinary flowers -- the camellias will be cut from Capitol Park bushes and trees by the Department of General Services groundskeepers.  Camellias have bloomed in Sacramento  since the 1850s when pioneers brought and planted seeds from Boston.  In fact, with 3,000 different types of bushes and small trees, camellias have truly thrived in the Sacramento area and some of the original plants are even still growing around the city today.  

For more information about this special event, or other events and activities at the State Capitol Museum, call 916-324-0333 or visit www.capitolmuseum.org

About the California State Capitol Museum
The California State Capitol Museum is operated by California State Parks under contract to and supported by the California State Legislature.     Open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for guided and self-guided tours of the Capitol Building and its extensive outdoor gardens, the Museum     is located in the California State Capitol, in downtown Sacramento on 10th Street between L and N Streets. Admission is free. For more information, call (916) 324-0333 or visit http://www.capitolmuseum.ca.gov