Chinese Stewartia
Stewartia sinensis
Also called stewartia gemmata
Chinese Stewartia blooms from June through July.
Everything this page states about the plant was checked against named botanical sources, the bloom months and the water need among them, with what the sources could not settle written down.
Growing Chinese Stewartia
Plant it in part sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 5–7. Expect it to reach about 15 ft tall and 13 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 15 years.
When to plant Chinese Stewartia
Plant Chinese Stewartia in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. For the middle of its hardy zones 5 to 7 range, spring means March to May and fall means August or September. Once settled, it blooms from June to July.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar: for the middle of its range, start with zone 6 in March.
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