Deutzia X elegantissima - Cultivation Notes
A tough and popular garden shrub, Deutzia will grow in any reasonable garden soil, including clays, in full or part sun. When pruning reduce young growth encourage compact growth, prune to shape. For older bushes removing 1/3 of the oldest / weakest wood to ground and mulch with compost occasionally.
Strengths, Weaknesses & Design Usage
Strengths of Deutzia X elegantissima:
- Ideal for fast growing screening
- Suitable for container growing
- Tolerates cold exposed locations
- Tolerates heavy clay soils
Weaknesses of Deutzia X elegantissima
- Does not tolerate very dry or very wet soils
Design & Plant Use for Deutzia X elegantissima:
- Ideal for informal cottage garden style planting
- Ideal flowering shrub for problem clay soils
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