Tall Stewartia

Stewartiamonadelpha

Family
Theaceae (tee-AY-see-ee)
Genus
Stewartia (stew-ART-ee-uh)
Species
monadelpha (mon-ah-DEL-fuh)
Synonym
Sun Exposure
Sun to Partial Shade
Foliage
Deciduous
Height
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)
Hardiness
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Danger
N/A
Bloom Color
White/Near White
Bloom Time
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer
Other Details
Category
Trees
Water Requirements
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Bloom Characteristics
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Flowers are fragrant
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
4.6 to 5.0 (highly acidic)
5.1 to 5.5 (strongly acidic)
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Patent Information
Non-patented
Propagation Methods
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; stratify if sowing indoors
Scarify seed before sowing
Seed Collecting
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Anniston, Alabama

Annapolis, Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland

West Tisbury, Massachusetts

Portland, Oregon

North, South Carolina

Seattle, Washington

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North, SC (Zone 8a) | May 2013 | neutral

Planted it as a 10 inch plant in a large pot with excellent soil and kept in a sunroom by the window and it started yellowing on the wind...Read More

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(Zone 11) | April 2004 | neutral

This is an asiatic short tree, reaching up to 10 meters tall at most. It has a smooth trunk with a cinnamom brown inner bark, It has a py...Read More

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