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Deutzia gracilis
Also called Japanese Snowflower, Slender Deutzia, Slender Deutsia
Deutzia gracilis is a compact, deciduous flowering shrub from Japan, grown for its small white flowers in late spring. The key to growing it is full to part sun and well-drained soil, and it is a low-fuss shrub in temperate gardens.
Deutzia gracilis, the slender deutzia or Japanese snow flower, is a species of flowering plant in the hydrangea family Hydrangeaceae, native to Japan.
The compact cultivar 'Nikko', growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall by 1.5 m (4.9 ft) broad, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
The hybrid Deutzia × rosea (syn. Deutzia gracilis 'Rosea') has pink flowers, as its name suggests.
Deutzia pulchra · Deutzia setchuenensis · Pride-of-Rochester
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Deutzia gracilis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
