Japanese stewartia
Stewartia pseudocamellia
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size20 to 40 feet tall15 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia) is a tree for specimen planting, borders, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly and reaches 20 to 40 feet tall with an ascending habit. White flowers attract bees, and the tree tolerates some drought once established.
Pairs well with Japanese holly, Primrose, and Little bluestem.
Native range
Asia.