fuzzy deutzia Hydrangeaceae Deutzia scabra Thunb. Listen to the Latin   symbol: DESC4
Other Fact Sheets
Leaf: Opposite, simple, deciduous, serrate, light green and slightly pubescent on both surfaces, giving them a rough or scabrous feel, to 4 inches long and 2 inches wide, leaf base rounded and tip somewhat acuminate.
Flower: Very showy, snow white (although pink cultivars are available), fragrant, borne on a panicle to 6 inches, individual flowers to 1/2 to 3/4 inch, appearing in late spring to early summer.

Fruit: A dry brown capsule, 1/4 inch, ripening in early fall and persistent through winter.

Twig: Slender, fuzzy/scabrous, new growth red-brown to green, hollow pith, scaly and pointed buds.

Bark: Reddish brown to orange-brown and exfoliating in large sheets, attractive.

Form: A large shrub to 10 feet with an open, arching crown, may appear unkept.
 
USDA Plants Database
Deutzia scabra is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and is not known to widely escape cultivaton.

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