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Hydrangeaceae
Fuzzy Deutzia
Deutzia scabra
Gentleness and poise.
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Genus
- Deutzia
- Native to
- Japan, China
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- deciduous shrub
- Height
- 6-10 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, adaptable
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The species name 'scabra' means rough, referring to the sandpapery texture of the leaves caused by tiny stellate (star-shaped) hairs.
- Deutzia is named after Johan van der Deutz, an 18th-century Dutch patron who funded botanical expeditions to Japan.
- The double-flowered cultivar 'Plena' has been grown in Western gardens since the 1860s and remains popular today.
- In Japan, deutzia branches were traditionally used to make pegs and nails for wooden construction because the wood is very hard.
- The hollow stems of deutzia were historically used by Japanese craftsmen to make pipe stems and small tool handles.
Color meanings
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grace
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elegance