Stewartia rostrata, Upright or Beaked Stewartia heat tolerant it blooms June – July

it blooms June – July

and Sarracenia

reliable floral show from mid to late summer

looking like green flowers — a long bang for your buck

Stewartia rostrata, Upright or Beaked Stewartia heat tolerant it blooms June – JulyOn 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