How to Grow and Care for Deutzia

Fuzzy pride-of-rochester (Deutzia scabra) is a flowering deciduous shrub that sometimes serves as an ornamental. It is regularly found growing along forests, on disturbed roadsides, and even out of cracks in stone walls. Though "Rochester" is in the common name, its native territory is central Japan and China.

Slender deutzia (Deutzia gracilis) is a deciduous shrub that will grow from 61 to 152 cm tall and 61 to 152 cm wide. It blooms in spring with clusters of showy white fragrant flowers. Thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers moist to medium soil. Easy to maintain and can be pruned after blooming it makes a great flowering hedge that adds fragrance and interest to any landscape.

Deutzia rubens is a small deciduous shrub native to Japan. Its pink-tinged white flowers bloom in late spring to early summer, attracting butterflies and bees. Deutzia rubens is often used in gardens as a border plant or accent shrub.

Beautiful deutzia is a deciduous perennial shrub with pink and white star-shaped flowers that bloom in clusters throughout spring and early summer. It is native to China and the Philippines and is found in mountainous regions, woodland edges, and scrub.

Deutzia crenata is a deciduous shrub. Its leaves are opposite, dentate, and rather thickened. In contrast to the similar Deutzia scabra, its leaves are not notably diamorphic and are found on short petioles throughout the length of the stem. In addition, all of the filaments of Deutzia crenata are toothed.