Mountain Camellia
Stewartia ovata
Mountain camellia is a prized Appalachian understory shrub or small tree with large, ruffled white camellia-like flowers with showy purple stamens in summer, plus brilliant fall color.
- Family
- Theaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–20 ft
- Spacing
- 8–15 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AL, GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, VA