Stewartia pentagyna
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Read about Stewartia pentagyna in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Stewartia pentagyna, L'Her. (Malachodendron ovatum, Cav.). Fig. 3694. Shrub, 6-15 ft. high: lvs. ovate to oblong-ovate, acuminate, usually rounded at base, remotely serrate, sparingly pubescent and grayish green beneath, 2 1/2 - 5 in. long: fls. cup-shaped, 2-3 in. across; petals obovate, with wavy crenulate margin; stamens white, with orange-yellow anthers: caps. ovate, pointed, sharply 5-angled; seeds narrowly winged. July, Aug. N. C. and Ga. to Tenn. and Fla. B.M. 3918. B.R. 1104. M.D.G. 1900:479. H.U. 3, p. 366. This shrub is handsomer than the preceding species and as hardy. Var. grandiflora, Bean. Fls. 4 – 4 1/2 in. across, with purple stamens. A very desirable variety which was found along with the yellow-stamened one in the woods of Ga.; the flowers are as beautiful as those of S. Malachodendron, and the plant is much hardier. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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