Fall colour
Fall Colour

Japanese Stewartia

Stewartia pseudocamellia

  • Vase-shaped crown with a rounded to oval habit
  • Bark exfoliates in strips of gray, orange, and reddish-brown
  • Leaves emerge bronze-purple in the spring, turning dark green by summer
  • White camellia-like flowers appear in sequence; not all at once
  • Fall foliage is a showy red to orange
  • Bloom Time: Midsummer

ZONE:
5

COLOUR:
White

HEIGHT:
10-12 m

SPREAD:
5-6 m

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


An excellent lawn specimen, this plant has all-season interest with its white flowers, fall colour, and colourful exfoliating bark. Grow in a moist, acidic, well-drained soil in full morning sun or partial shade. Avoid planting where the sun can reach it in the heat of the day.  

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Slow
Medium
FLOWERING TIME:
Summer
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Orange
Green (dark)
Red
LANDSCAPE USES:
Specimen