Deutzia scabra Thunb.
Fully hardy, upright shrub with arching shoots, peeling, pale brown bark when mature, broadly ovate leaves, and dense, upright, cylindrical panicles of star-shaped, honey-scented, white or pink-tinged flowers in summer. To 3m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Introduced to Britain in 1833 through the Horticultural Society. [JD]. ‘A Japan Shrub; native of the mountains of that island, and introduced, through the Horticultural Society, by John Reeve, Esq. Its habit is that of Philadelphus; its foliage and its flowers similar, and so hardy, that it bears the climate of the West of Scotland, unharmed. Thunberg tells us, that the leaves are used for polishing hard substances, and Kaempfer, that the wood is employed in cabinet-work.’ [BM t.3838/1840].
History at Camden Park
Listed in all published catalogues [T.382/1843].
Notes
Deutzia scabra Sieb. & Zucc. (1835) = Deutzia sieboldiana Maxim, another Japanese species.
Published Feb 20, 2009 - 04:58 PM | Last updated Feb 13, 2010 - 04:29 PM
Deutzia scabra Thunb. | BM t.3838/1840 | BHL
| Family | Hydrangeaceae |
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| Region of origin | Japan |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record | Deutzia scabra |
| Confidence level | high |