Plant of the Week: Deutzia Duet

Deutzia Duet

Yuki Cherry Blossom® Deutzia is the Proven Winnners® ColorChoice® Landscape Plant of the Year, and with good reason. Simply put, it's a pink Deutzia 'Nikko'. Yes, the same low growing habit and abundant spring flowers, only this time in pink. 

 

Hardy to USDA Zone 5, it grows 1-2' tall and wide and has a tidy, mounded habit. It will grow in full sun or partial shade.

Perhaps pink isn't your thing. I certainly can't argue with someone who embraces a Green and White aesthetic.

 
So we've got you covered. This is Yuki Snowflake® Deutzia. It's like 'Nikko' only with way more flowers. Seriously, put them side by side and you'll see why we introduced this selection. This little plant is covered with white blooms in spring and has nice fall color, too. Hardy to USDA Zone 5, it grows 1-2' tall and wide and takes full sun or partial shade.

Take a look at Deutzia.

I know, Deutzia is one of those plants that's been around forever. People who know and use the plant love Deutzia, but not everyone is aware of it.

You will find lots of places to use Deutzia. These low growing plants are perfect for edging walks or planting at the front of beds and borders. They will enjoy the spring flowers, and then have rich foliage color to look at in fall. This is sounding better and better.

 

Here's the real showstopper: Deutzia are quite deer resistant. Not deer proof, of course, but they are pretty low on the list for deer. Kind of like anchovies on a salad bar; when everything else is gone they might eat them but they'd really prefer that the vine-ripened tomatoes were restocked. (Actually I like anchovies, but only in moderation.) The point is that Deutzia is a plant that will make you happy.