Stewartia rostrata Fruit and offering pretty kidney-shaped blue-green

and offering pretty kidney-shaped blue-green foliage in summer

It also tolerates exposures

Foliage phases from luminous lime green in spring

lilac flowers

the tepals mature and reveal a pure white interior

Stewartia rostrata Fruit and offering pretty kidney-shaped blue-greenAn attrative Stewartia with an upright to spreading habit bearing gorgeous, white, single flowers with bright yellow stamens in May June framed by colourful maroon bracts. The glossy dark green foliage takes on a superb reddish purple glow in autumn. Performs at its best in a moist, well drained, acidic to neutral sandy loam. Perfect in woodlands. H5