Stewartia rostrata /Beaked Stewartia

Appropriate common name for this plant with beaked seed pods
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Appropriate common name for this plant with beaked seed pods	Close-up image of seed pods and foliage in late summer

Appropriate common name for this plant with beaked seed pods

Close-up image of seed pods and foliage in late summer


Scientific Name:	Stewartia rostrata
Common Name:	Beaked Stewartia
Plant Type:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	6, 7, 8 Determine Your Zone
Height:	10-15 feet
Spread:	3 -5 feet
Bloom time:	Spring
Flower color:	White
Fruit present:	Summer, Fall
Fruit color:	Green, Brown
Light Exposure:	Part Sun, Filtered Shade, Shade, Morning sun
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist
Rate of Growth:	Slow
Water Requirement:	Medium
Maintenance Level:	Low
Susceptible to insects and diseases:	No

Comments:	This upright growing stewartia produces white flowers with reddish bracts. The fruit is rounded and has a beak or point on the end as seen in the images above. For all stewartias provide a fertile, well drained soil and filtered light. They are somewhat difficult to grow.