Leaf Color Range

Stewartias are known to be the best of the woody, flowering shrubs. One of the finest examples in Pittsburgh can be viewed at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. They are wonderful garden plants producing lots of large white flowers when in bloom.

Height: 20’-40’, but sometimes to 60’
Leaves: 2”-3-1/2” long, 1-1/2”-2-1/4” wide. Alternate simple. Dark green on top and beneath, turning yellow, red, or dark red in autumn.
Habitat: Native to Japan.