Stewartia ovata
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- stew-AR-tee-ah oh-VAY-tah
- Description
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Stewartia ovata, commonly referred to as Mountain Camellia, is a deciduous shrub native to the piedmont and mountains of North Carolina. In nature, it can be found in mesic forests, especially acidic bluffs, and often in the openings of rhododendron thickets.
Spreading branches; bushy habit; slow grower; orange to scarlet fall foliage; difficulty to transplant; native to the southeastern US; attractive gray-brown bark; can be multi-trunked shrub or small tree; NC Significantly Rare species
This plant is not heat or drought tolerant. It has a bushy habit with spreading branches.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- var. grandiflora
- var. grandiflora
- var. grandiflora
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- var. grandiflora
- var. grandiflora
- var. grandiflora
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Stewartia
- Species:
- ovata
- Family:
- Theaceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- South Eastern U.S.A
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Dimensions:
- Height: 10 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 10 ft. 0 in. - 12 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Shrub
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6b, 6a, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9b, 9a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Summer
- Fruit Description:
- In North Carolina, the red-orange fruits are available from August to September.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- White with yellow stamens. In North Carolina, the flowers are available from June to July.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Rubbery
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Light Brown
- Light Gray
- Bark Description:
- Attractive bark
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Native Garden
