Deutzia gracilis Sieb. & Zucc.
Fully hardy, bushy, erect shrub with lance-shaped, tapered leaves and upright racemes of fragrant, star-shaped flowers, to 2cm across, in spring and summer. To 1m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Introduced to Europe c.1840. ‘Among the numerous introductions of late years, few have found more admirers than this charming Deutzia, and possibly none of our early flowering plants are more especially deserving of notice: it may be had in bloom the whole of the spring months [when] the appearance of a well flowered plant, covered with numerous clusters of showy white flowers, is sure to excite admiration; and the long duration of the blossoms render it especially adapted for the decoration of the conservatory, drawing room or, indeed, almost any situation in which sufficient light and warmth is maintained.’ [Gard. Chron. 1854]. FS f. 611/1851.
History at Camden Park
Listed only in the 1857 catalogue [T.381/1857]. Certainly grown by 1853 as plants were sent to the Sydney Botanic Garden in that year. [RBGS AB].
Notes
Published Feb 20, 2009 - 04:55 PM | Last updated Feb 13, 2010 - 04:30 PM
Deutzia gracilis Sieb. & Zucc. | FS f. 611/1851 | CSIRO Black Mountain Library, Canberra
| Family | Hydrangeaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Japan |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | Japanese snowflower |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Deutzia gracilis |
| Confidence level | high |
