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Stewartia

Stewartia pseudocamellia

Particular about its ground — alkaline soil yellows the leaves, and poor drainage rots the roots.

Light Full sun
Height 8 m
Spread 13 ft 1 in
Spacing 400 cm

Spacing & sowing

Plant spacing
13 ft 1 in
In-row spacing
13 ft 1 in
Between rows
16 ft 5 in
Square-foot density
Not suited to SFG

Growing

Type
Tree · Perennial
Botanical family
Mixed / other
Sunlight
Full sun
Feeding
All-purpose balanced
Frost tolerant
Yes
Flowering
July

Through the year

  • Apr–Jul Bud Break
  • Jul–Oct Flowering
  • Oct–Nov Leaf Fall
  • Nov–Dec Winter Dormancy
  • Jan–Apr Winter Dormancy

Companions

Rhododendrons, Enkianthus, Hostas, Japanese Maples

Pests & problems

Garden allies

Beneficial predators that hunt this plant's pests — grow their favourite flowers nearby to recruit them. companion plant

  • Hoverfly Syrphidae
    Hunts Scale insects

    Bee-mimicking flies whose legless larvae graze aphid colonies clean while the adults pollinate. A ribbon of shallow, nectar-rich flowers kept in bloom all season recruits wave after wave of them.

    Plant nearby CalendulaChamomileFennelFrench marigoldPhaceliaSweet alyssum
  • Ladybird (lady beetle) Coccinellidae
    Hunts Scale insects

    The gardener’s favorite ally: adults and their alligator-shaped larvae each eat thousands of aphids, plus scale, mealybugs, and other soft-bodied sap-suckers. Grow flat, open flowers for the adults and never spray a colony that ladybird larvae are already working.

    Plant nearby CalendulaCilantroCosmosDillFennelYarrow

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