Deutzia crenata f. candidissima ("Shirobanayaeutsugi")

Japanese name: シロバナヤエウツギ （白花八重空木）
Scientific name: Deutzia crenata f. candidissima

[Overview]
A deciduous shrub.
The trunk and branches are hollow.
It branches freely.
Young branches are tinged reddish brown and hairy.
Leaves are simple and opposite, ovate to ovate-lanceolate.
Both surfaces of the leaves have stellate hairs and are rough, and the margins have fine serrations.
The petiole is fairly densely covered with stellate hairs.
Panicles are produced at the branch tips.
The inflorescence is densely covered with stellate hairs, and the leaves below the inflorescence have petioles.
The flowers are white, bell-shaped and double.
The calyx is densely covered with stellate hairs.

[Cultivation]
Propagate by cuttings.
It prefers sunny, well-drained, well-ventilated, fertile soil.
It tolerates partial shade and dryness.
It is hardy and grows well even if left alone.
For potted plants, water thoroughly when the soil surface dries.
For plants in the ground, rainfall is sufficient.
Apply organic fertilizer in winter by burying it in deep holes dug around the plant.
When applying slow-release fertilizer after flowering as a thank-you fertilizer, dig holes in the same way.
Prune right after flowering, in June.
Flower buds for the following year form once summer arrives, so avoid pruning then.
Powdery mildew may occur.

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