Stewartia pseudocamellia Vilmorin the plant grows vigorously and

the plant grows vigorously and needs regular pruning after flowering to stay in bounds

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

and rocky ridges from the sandy hills of the Carolinas and Georgia across the Piedmont and into the prairies of Texas and the Midwest

not the medicine cabinet

and a tidy clump returns reliably each year

Stewartia pseudocamellia Vilmorin the plant grows vigorously andThis 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