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Stewartia rostrata
Stewartia rostrata is a small deciduous tree from southeastern China, grown for its white summer flowers and bark. It does best in a sheltered spot with moist, acidic, well-drained soil.
Stewartia rostrata, the beaked stewartia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Theaceae, native to southeastern China. The Royal Horticultural Society considers it to be a good tree for smaller gardens.
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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.
