Japanese name: ドイツィア エレガンティッシマ Scientific name:Deutzia × elegantissima
[Overview]
A hybrid deciduous shrub.
The whole plant is covered with abundant hairs.
The trunk and branches are hollow.
It branches well.
The leaves are simple and opposite, ovate, with toothed margins.
Short panicles bear many 5-petaled flowers.
[Cultivation]
Propagate by cuttings.
It prefers fertile, sunny, well-drained, well-aerated soil.
It also 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 digging a deep hole around the plant and burying it.
When applying slow-release fertilizer after flowering as thanks fertilizer, dig a hole in the same way.
Prune in June, immediately after flowering.
Flower buds for the next year form in summer, so avoid pruning then.
Powdery mildew may occur.
