| Description | Yuki Cherry Blossom Deutzia (Deutzia) A small compact shrub with cherry white flowers in the spring. |
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| Pronunciation | (DUUT-si-a) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous, Site author's observations |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | single, soft pink with white along the margins |
| Leaves | green, shades of burgundy in fall |
| Stems | slender arching branches will root where they touch the soil |
| Dimensions | 2 by 3 feet )HS) |
| Maintenance | blooms on last years wood so prune after flowering, stems may die back to the ground, gets twiggy, and will need pruning to maintain form |
| Propagation | PPAF, cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Developed by Thomas Green Ranney at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. U. S |
| Misc Facts | Genus name honors Johan van der Deutz (1743-1788), amateur botanist from Amsterdam. |
| Author's Notes | During the spring of 2021 when the plants started blooming our temperatures were 10-20 degrees above average. Resulting in a very short bloom period not only for this plant but many over plants blooming in the gardens. |
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