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Plant: Slender Deutzia
Deutzia · Deutzia gracilis
Size: 1 gal
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More about this plant
Slender deutzia is a low, dense, arching to mounding deciduous shrub reaching 2 to 5 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide, with bright to deep green ovate to lanceolate leaves that have serrated margins and a papery feel. Racemes of 12 to 25 fragrant white bell to star shaped flowers open on old growth in spring, followed by small brown dehiscent capsules. It grows in full sun to partial shade in clay, loam or sandy soil across a wide pH range with good drainage, and tolerates deer, drought, salt and pollution. Use it as a border, low hedge, foundation planting or container shrub.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 5 ft tall and 4 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 5-8
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
Slender deutzia is a low, dense, arching to mounding deciduous shrub reaching 2 to 5 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide, with bright to deep green ovate to lanceolate leaves that have serrated margins and a papery feel. Racemes of 12 to 25 fragrant white bell to star shaped flowers open on old growth in spring, followed by small brown dehiscent capsules. It grows in full sun to partial shade in clay, loam or sandy soil across a wide pH range with good drainage, and tolerates deer, drought, salt and pollution. Use it as a border, low hedge, foundation planting or container shrub.
- Flowers
- Racemes 3 to 5 inches long carrying 12 to 25 fragrant white bell to star shaped flowers under an inch across, borne on old growth in March and April.
- Foliage
- Simple opposite leaves 1 to 3 inches long, bright to deep green, ovate to lanceolate with serrated margins and hairy upper and lower surfaces; fall colour is insignificant.
- Fruit
- A dehiscent, brown, half-circled capsule about 1/4 inch in diameter.
- Bark & stems
- The stems are brown and smooth.
- Pruning
- Blooms on old growth, so prune immediately after flowering; softwood cuttings taken in summer root readily.
- Native range
- Central and southern Japan
