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Deutzia setchuenensis

Deutzia setchuenensis
Photo: M.S. del., J.N.Fitch lith., Public domain

Deutzia setchuenensis, the Sichuan deutzia, is a deciduous shrub from southwest China grown for its early summer sprays of small white flowers. It does best in moist, fertile soil in sun or part shade.

Family
Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during dry spells so the soil stays moist but not waterlogged.
Soil
Moist, fertile, well-drained loam.
Temperature
Hardy to around -20 °C; protect young plants from harsh winter wind.
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. China
Climate
temperate

About

Deutzia setchuenensis, the Sichuan deutzia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to southeast and south-central China. The variety Deutzia setchuenensis var. corymbiflora, called the corymbose deutzia or Chinese snow flower, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Growing to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) tall by 1.5 m (4.9 ft) broad, it is a deciduous shrub with flat panicles of small white flowers in early summer. It prefers full or partial sunlight, in moist fertile soil.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Deutzia setchuenensis 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.

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