30+ Deutzia Gracilis Nikko Deutzia

Deutzia nikko is the exception having scarlet foliage at leaf fall. Deutzia nikko shrubs are a low growing dwarf flowering shrub with bright green leaves on arching branches.

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Deutzia gracilis nikko deutzia

Ideal for small gardens deutzia gracilis nikko is considered one of the best deutzia cultivars thanks to its great horticultural merits. There is no widely used common name for plants in this genus so people just use the genus name instead of a true common name i don t capitalize it in such cases. It can grow in a wide range of ph conditions including alkaline soil but it requires that the soil be moist and well drained.

Typically grows 2 4 less frequently to 5 6 tall and as wide. Deutzia is a fantastic spring flowering shrub. Forming a ground covering spreading mound its fine textured lance shaped bright green leaves turn an attractive burgundy shade in the fall.

This smaller mounding shrub can be a great addition to a perennial garden and grows well in part shade. It tolerates either full sun or partial shade. Height 3 to 10 feet 1 to 3 m exposure full sun soil ordinary.

Deutzia gracilis commonly called slender deutzia is a dense rounded deciduous shrub with slender broadly spreading to arching stems. This dwarf dense rounded flowering shrub features gracefully arching branches that get covered with abundant clusters of tiny brilliant white flowers in late spring to early summer for 10 14 days. Foliage deciduous flowering may to august.

Nikko deutzia gracilis nikko is a us national arboretum selection that only reaches 2 to 3 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet wide. Nikko is the cultivar name. Proper planting and care enhance growth and blooming of the deutzia.

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