Stewartia pseudocamellia starting to bloom

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victorgardener Lower Hudson Valley, NY(Zone 6b) Jun 29, 2008

First bloom today.

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victorgardener Lower Hudson Valley, NY(Zone 6b) Jun 29, 2008

Another view showing more buds. I'll post more as they open.

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Weerobin Saint Louis, MO(Zone 6a) Jun 29, 2008

What great photo's!!
Mine's been blooming for a couple weeks.
I took some pix also, but alas, can't compete with yours - they're fabulous.
Beautiful pictures of a beautiful tree.

My stewartia rostrata completed blooming about the time the pseudocamellia started.

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Jun 29, 2008

Ow! Got pollen in my eye from that first one...and can't keep the bees away from the screen here.

Weerobin:

Post away! No such thing as competition - complementary, more like.

Can't have too many Stewartia (Stuartia if Resin is watching) pictures on a thread. It is especially informative to observe the same species grown in quite different conditions, to see how the plant behaves. Double that by comparison of the related S. pseudocamellia with S. rostrata or others. I'd say not everyone knew their relative bloom sequence. Throw in some landscape compositions to see how folks have sited and partnered these species, and, well...I'll be in Theaceae heaven.

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victorgardener Lower Hudson Valley, NY(Zone 6b) Jun 29, 2008

Thanks - I will.

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Weerobin Saint Louis, MO(Zone 6a) Jun 29, 2008

Then, here's a picture of my stewartia rostrata (from last month).

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victorgardener Lower Hudson Valley, NY(Zone 6b) Jun 29, 2008

Nice.

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Weerobin Saint Louis, MO(Zone 6a) Jun 29, 2008

And the buds of s. rostrata have a distinctive rosy hue.

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Jun 30, 2008

I'm tellin' ya - photogs born every minute.

Now, when I'm moseying down the street in the neighborhood and I casually pass by the odd Stewartia (they're everywhere, you know), if I notice the rosy hue I'll be able to mentally note, "That's obviously a Stewartia rostrata, not simply a common old Stewartia pseudocamellia."

Well done.

Must...find...S. rostrata...

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victorgardener Lower Hudson Valley, NY(Zone 6b) Jun 30, 2008

After a few Buds, I have a rosy hue too. You too?

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Weerobin Saint Louis, MO(Zone 6a) Jul 01, 2008

Very clever....

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victorgardener Lower Hudson Valley, NY(Zone 6b) Jul 01, 2008

Spent flower sticking its tongue out.

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victorgardener Lower Hudson Valley, NY(Zone 6b) Jul 03, 2008

More opening.

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victorgardener Lower Hudson Valley, NY(Zone 6b) Jul 03, 2008

Another closer shot - with visitor.

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Weerobin Saint Louis, MO(Zone 6a) Jul 06, 2008

What a beautiful tree!!

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kman_blue (Zone 6b) Jul 06, 2008

Very nice photos!

In the spirit of complementary information, my Stewartia pseudocamelia started blooming on June 8 and finished blooming on June 26.

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