• Photo by: Rick Cantrell, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Rick Cantrell, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Rick Cantrell, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS

Stewartia malacodendron

silky camelia, Virginia stewartia

Nomenclature

Common Name:

silky camelia, Virginia stewartia

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Stewartia malacodendron

Family:

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:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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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

Soil pH:

Acid to neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Native Habitats:

Slope forest, upland hardwood forest, baygall. On acidic soils.

Comments:

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General Comments:

The cream-colored petals are crimped at the margins with numerous dark-purple stamen filaments and bluish anthers. Silky hairs cover the lower leaf surface.