Stewartia rostrata, Upright or Beaked Stewartia shade Leaves don't droop

Leaves don't droop

South Africa

dwarf tree is very slow growing so would work well in a pot or perhaps on a small mound

When there is texture and color like this

Stewartia rostrata, Upright or Beaked Stewartia shade Leaves don't droopOn 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