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Stewartia monadelpha
Also called Japanese Stewartia
Tall stewartia is a deciduous shrub or small multi-stemmed tree with orange-brown bark, valued for its camellia-like white summer flowers and red autumn foliage. It grows best in cool, moist, slightly acidic soil in partial shade to sun, sheltered from hot dry wind.
Stewartia monadelpha, known as tall stewartia or orangebark stewartia, is a deciduous shrub or multi-stemmed tree native to the temperate rainforests of Japan. Stewartia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. The genus name Stewartia is in honor of the 18th century Scottish botanist, John Stuart.
Tall stewartia is endemic to Japan and primarily grows in cool, montane temperate rainforest zones; specifically, south-central Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku islands. It is also cultivated in other countries as an ornamental plant.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stewartia monadelpha by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
