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Deutzia yaeyamensis

Deutzia yaeyamensis is a small deciduous shrub from Iriomote in Japan's Yaeyama Islands, growing about 1 to 2 metres with white flowers in clusters. It is a rare, narrowly endemic species, so cultivation details are limited and it suits mild climates best.

Family
Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during dry spells and keep the root zone evenly moist, avoiding waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile loam with added organic matter.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect from hard frost
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Nansei-shotō (Iriomote-jima)
Climate
temperate

About

Deutzia yaeyamensis (ヤエヤマヒメウツギ, Yaeyama hime-utsugi) is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae that is endemic to Iriomote in the Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

Where it grows

Deutzia yaeyamensis is endemic to Iriomote in the Ryūkyū Islands, where it may be found growing in sunny spots on the cliffs that flank the island's rivers.

Other Deutzia plants

Crenate pride-of-Rochester · Slender pride of Rochester · Deutzia monbeigii · Deutzia ningpoensis · Deutzia pulchra · Fuzzy pride-of-Rochester · Deutzia schneideriana · Deutzia setchuenensis · Deutzia silvestrii · Deutzia taiwanensis · Pride-of-Rochester

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Deutzia yaeyamensis 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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