Photo Gallery: Camellia festival returns to Descanso Gardens
Ani Akobyan of Tujunga takes a photo of a Camellia japonica “Gigantea” during the annual Camellia Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. The two-day festival includes tea tasting, performances and tours of the gardens. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Malakai Kelly, 5 of Encino, right, shows the flower he made to his grandmother Tracie Kelly, left, during the annual Camellia Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. The two-day festival includes tea tasting, performances and tours of the gardens. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Irene Klein Bauer is held up by Jonathan Bryant during an Invertigo Dance Theatre performance at the annual Camellia Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. The two-day festival includes tea tasting, performances and tours of the gardens. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Members of Invertigo Dance Theatre perform during the annual Camellia Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Ca–ada Flintridge on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. The two-day festival includes tea tasting, performances and tours of the gardens. Left to right are: Jonathan Bryant, Hyosun Choi, Irene Klein Bauer and Heidi Buehler. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Silva Akobyan of Tujunga stands under a flowering Camellia tree during the annual Camellia Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Ca–ada Flintridge on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. The two-day festival includes tea tasting, performances and tours of the gardens. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Varieties of Camellias were displayed at the annual Camellia Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. The two-day festival includes tea tasting, performances and tours of the gardens. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
A crowd of adults and children learn dance steps from the Invertigo Dance Theatre group at the annual Camellia Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. The two-day festival includes tea tasting, performances and tours of the gardens. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Invertigo Dance Theatre members Heidi Buehler, left, Hyosun Choi, center, and Jonathan Bryant, right, perform at the annual Camellia Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. The two-day festival includes tea tasting, performances and tours of the gardens. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)