Stewartia rostrata, Upright or Beaked Stewartia heat tolerant looking like green flowers —

looking like green flowers — a long bang for your buck

"shredded" blooms

white fragrant bells with a pink blush at the base can grow in rock crevices or moist soils as long as the soil drains well

has pendent bell-like flowers hanging beneath its arching stems

it blooms June – July

Stewartia rostrata, Upright or Beaked Stewartia heat tolerant looking like green flowers —On this Chinese form, pink to beet red bracts open in late spring and early summer to 2 inch white flowers, delicately pink infused. The persistent red bracts with the reddish seed capsules continue to be ornate long after the flowers are gone. Fall color is dark, purple red; winter shows off finely furrowed bark. A more densely branched species of this lovely genus. Mature size: 20 30 feet tall & 12 15 feet wide; slow grower Minimum temperature: 0 F