《山茶花开时》讲述的是一个孤儿冬柏长大后成为单身母亲的故事。她开了一家居酒屋，名为“冬柏”，中文意思是山茶花。龙植是镇上一名正义满满的巡警，在遇到他之后，冬柏的生活发生了转折。他们不顾世俗对单亲妈妈的偏见而坠入爱河。龙植从小由妈妈独自抚养长大，明白冬柏这一路走来有多么艰辛，所以想要用一生去守护她。"When the Camellia Blooms" is a romantic thriller-comedy about the realistic, passionate love between three couples. The drama will follow the story of a woman named Dong Baek and show how her life is tangled up with a good man, a bad man, and a cheap man.