Polyspora axillaris Landscaper Favorite the root was used to

the root was used to warm the body's core and ease cold-natured pains of the belly and lower abdomen

Give the hybrid strawberry tree full sun to part shade and well-drained soil

peaking in spring and summer

Early botanists in the coastal plains of Louisiana and Mississippi noted this species quietly brightening bog edges and cypress shadows

a color no other Itea offers

Polyspora axillaris Landscaper Favorite the root was used toPolyspora axillaris, the fried egg tree, is a glossy, small evergreen tree or large shrub of the tea family, Theaceae, native to southern China, Taiwan, and Vietnam and still rarely cultivated in the United States. A close relative of the native loblolly bay (Gordonia lasianthus), the plant bears abundant, showy white flowers three inches across. The flowers are the whole show: large, crisp white, camellia like blooms with a bold central boss of