Plant Details
Stewartia rostrata
Stewartia
Exposure:
Light/Bright Shade
Plant Category:
Shade & Flowering Trees
Height:
Minimum 20 feet , Maximum 30 feet
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This uncommon variety has white flowers with pink tinted bracts that surround the flower buds. It blooms in May and June, and the seed capsules that follow are surrounded by red bracts. The fall foliage is a beautiful mixture of purples and reds. Gorgeous patterned bark shows in winter--a very beautiful tree in all seasons!
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1 Nurseries Carry This Plant:
| Name | City/State | Phone | Prod Type | Availability | |
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| Treephoria LLC | Boring, OR | Email now | 503-663-0220 | BB: 1 |
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Comments
Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:31 PM
Another fine small tree (to 20-30') for summer bloom, the 2" "cups" of this rare Chinese form bring fragrance as well as beauty; differs from S.sinensis in its furrowed bark ; increased sun-tolerance . Sun-PSh/Med
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:31 PM
Even showier than S. pseudocamellia as the calyx of the white flower is beet red.
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