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Plant of the month - March 2008
The
Japanese Stewartia
 Although
each of us at Thyme in the Garden has our favorite tree, we
all are in agreement that Stewartia Pseudocamellia (also known
as Japanese Stewartia or False Camellia) is one of our all-time
favorites!
Indigenous to Japan and Korea
this common cultivar will grow to about 20 ft which makes it
a great tree to plant close to your home or in a special garden.
It blooms beautiful butter-cup-like white flowers from late
spring to early summer which is followed by small spherical
nut-like seed capsules that are a prominent feature from mid
summer on into fall. It has gorgeous tri-colored peeling bark
and the leaves turn great colors in the fall.
These strong three-season aspects
make the Japanese Stewartia a must in anyone’s garden!
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