Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko'

Slender Deutzia

Tips for Homeowners:

Prune to maintain tidiness.

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This compact shrub features arching branches that are smothered with white double flowers in the spring. Leaves are blue-green in summer and deep burgundy in fall.

  • Low, sprawling shrub
  • White, showy and slightly fragrant flowers
  • Stunning fall color

Great plant to use for a filler in the shrub border, on the top of a rock wall or on a slope where erosion might be a problem. Will grow best in eastern Kansas. 

Height: 2 ft
Spread: 4-5 ft
Zone: 5-8
Color: White

Interesting Notes about Slender Deutzia:

Avoid planting this shrub in soils that stay too wet for too long. It will grow in heavy clay, but prefers a lighter more organic soil.  


Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes:

  • Great Foliage
  • Attractive fruit
  • Border or Bed
  • Low Maintenance
  • Rock Garden
  • Mass Planting
  • Fragrant
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Specimen
  • Ground Cover
  • Fall Color
  • Naturalizing

Foliage Color:

  • Blue
  • Green

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Creeping/Ground Cover
  • Mounding

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage):

  • Fall

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water