Amur deutzia

Family: Hydrangeaceae. Native range - the Far East, China, North Korea. Protected in several Far Eastern reserves. Found in coniferous-broadleaved and oak forests, ascending mountains up to 1400 m above sea level. A light-loving mesophyte.

An ornamental deciduous shrub up to 2 m tall, with spreading branches. The bark of shoots is brown, later gray. Leaves are elliptic, opposite, up to 6 cm long, finely serrate, acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, pubescent on both sides, bright green or grayish-green in spring and summer, ochre or brownish-yellow in autumn. Flowers white, scentless, in many-flowered, corymb-like inflorescences, up to 7 cm in diameter. Fruits inconspicuous, yellow-brown, nearly globose capsules with small seeds.

Resistant to smoke and gases, moisture-loving. It grows quickly and flowers early. Light-loving, drought-resistant, undemanding to soil conditions, but achieves best development on fresh and fertile soils. Propagated by seeds and cuttings. Produces abundant suckers. Easily tolerates transplanting, resistant to smoke, gases and dust.

The abundance of flowers, the distinctive coloration of the leaves, and the graceful form of the shrub make it desirable in landscape architecture and amateur gardening as loose groups and hedges. In cultivation since 1862.