Stewartia pseudocamellia Vilmorin or holds the eye entirely

or holds the eye entirely on its own

oddly large and handsome for so dry a setting

building a dense green carpet that can be mowed or edged like a lawn

and a tidy clump returns reliably each year

Stewartia pseudocamellia Vilmorin or holds the eye entirelyThis lovely flowering tree in the tea family is native to Japan. It is uncommon but is probably the Stewartia most often seen in cultivation. It is a small to medium size deciduous tree that bears large white flowers with yellow stamens and has attractive exfoliating bark and good yellow to red fall color. Plant in fertile, well drained soil in sun or semi shade with irrigation during dry periods. Dirr, Manual of Woody Landscape Plants describes it as