Stewartia malacodendron
silky camelia, Virginia stewartia
Theaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
to 10 ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
deciduous
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen plant. This is an open-branched shrub that can be trained into a small tree. It prefers habitats under a high canopy.
Considerations:
Light:
Part Sun, Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Native Habitats:
Slope forest, upland hardwood forest, baygall. On acidic soils.
