Deutzia x 'Yuki Kabuki' - Yuki Kabuki (PW) Deutzia

Incredible clusters of elegant pink and white flowers creating a stunning display of color in spring; rather unassuming the rest of the year; neat mounded habit; an excellent addition to mixed borders or hedges; drought tolerant once established

Height: 3 feet. Spread: 3 feet. Sun: full sun to partial shade. Hardiness zone: 5a.

Ornamental features

Yuki Kabuki® Deutzia is covered in stunning racemes of pink cup-shaped flowers with white overtones at the ends of the branches from mid to late spring. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The serrated pointy leaves turn outstanding shades of burgundy and purple in the fall.

Landscape

Yuki Kabuki® Deutzia is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a mounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Recommended for: Mass Planting, General Garden Use, Groundcover, Container Planting.

Planting and growing

Yuki Kabuki® Deutzia will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under typical garden conditions. This plant should not require much in the way of fertilizing once established, although it may appreciate a shot of general-purpose fertilizer from time to time early in the growing season. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder.