Deutzia pulchra
Family - Hydrangeaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Taiwan, Philippines
Discovered By - Introduced to Britain by Ernest Wilson
Year of Introduction - 1918
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - 2.5m or more
Width - 2m
Location - The Pond Garden
Description: A medium-sized Deciduous Shrub with a bushy habit and upright branches. Dark green leaves are ovate to lanceolate in shape and the attractive rusty-coloured, peeling bark is visible through the foliage. Abundant, bell-shaped flowers are pure white with golden yellow stamens. The Blooms are held in Racemes and produced in midsummer.
'Pulchra' is the Latin word for pretty.
Flower:
Racemes of pendent, white, bell-shaped flowers with golden yellow stamens are produced in abundance in June and July.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Bell-shaped flowers in racemes
Flowering time: June, July
Foliage:
Handsome dark green, ovate to lanceolate foliage and attractive, rusty-coloured, exfoliating bark. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to lanceolate
Propagation:
Seed, cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained soil.