Scientific Name:	Deutzia gracilis
Pronunciation:	DEWTZ-ee-uh GRASS-ill-us
Common Name:	slender deutzia
Family Name:	Hydrangeaceae
Plant Type:	Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Leaves opposite, lanceolate, up to 7 cm long; florets white, bell-shaped, fragrant, in racemes up to 7 cm long.
Course(s):	HORT 2355, Level 3 Apprenticeship, CLT Training

Habit: Dense Form: Round Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China (Japan) Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Humus rich, Well-drained Landscape Uses: Spring interest Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Pinnate venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Lanceolate, Ovate Apices: Acuminate Bases: Rounded Margins: Serrate

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Raceme Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, White Flower Time at Peak: May

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Jul, Aug Additional Info: Persistent

Bark or Stem Colour: Brown

Pest Susceptibility:	Aphids or adelgids, Fungal leaf spot, Leaf miner insect, ( Pest resistant, Disease resistant )

Location(s): (ONE) Overpass North side East : 497 (WLG) WoodLand Garden : cv. Variegata Location Map

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