Deutzia hookeriana
deutzia
- Position: full sun
- Soil: any fertile, moist but well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: fast growing
- Flowering period: June to August
- Flower colour: white or blush pink
- Hardiness: fully hardy
- Garden care: To encourage a bushy habit tip-prune young plants, either by pinching off the tips of soft shoots or by reducing long leading or lateral shoots by a third. Immediately after flowering, cut back the stems that have flowered to one or two healthy buds.
Clusters of pink-flushed or white flowers weight down the branches of this deciduous shrub throughout summer, filling the surrounding air with their delicious vanilla-like scent. An elegant addition to a sunny shrub border.
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June pruning of trees, shrubs and climbers
June is a time to relax and enjoy your garden, but there are still some early flowering shrubs that will need pruning if they are to produce the best possible displays year after year. A few shrubs can also be...
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