Stewartia malacodendron/Stewartia
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Scientific Name:
Stewartia malacodendron
Common Name:
Stewartia
Plant Type:
Deciduous
Leaf Type:
Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:
6, 7, 8, 9
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Height:
8-10 feet
Spread:
5 - 10 feet
Bloom time:
Spring
Flower color:
White
Fruit present:
Fall
Fruit color:
Brown
Light Exposure:
Part Sun, Filtered Shade, Shade, Morning sun
Drainage:
Well drained, Moist
Rate of Growth:
Slow
Water Requirement:
Medium
Maintenance Level:
Low
Susceptible to insects
and diseases:
No
Landscape Categories:
Comments:
Stewartias grow in deep fertile, well drained acidic soils with high organic matter content and partial shade along streams and spring-fed bluffs and hillsides in mixed woodlands. Large white flower buds are followed by white solitary, five-petalled, cup-shaped flowers opening to reveal dark purple stamens. This is truly a most exotic flower. Plants are difficult to grow and should never be transplanted from the native stands in Southern forests and woodlands.
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