Deutzia setchuenensis, the Sichuan deutzia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to southeast and south-central China.[1] The variety Deutzia setchuenensis var. corymbiflora, called the corymbose deutzia or Chinese snow flower, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2] Growing to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) tall by 1.5 m (4.9 ft) broad, it is a deciduous shrub with flat panicles of small white flowers in early summer. It prefers full or partial sunlight, in moist fertile soil.

Deutzia setchuenensis
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Deutzia
Species:
D. setchuenensis
Binomial name
Deutzia setchuenensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Deutzia bodinieri Rehder
  • Deutzia cyanocalyx H.Lév.
  • Deutzia leiboensis P.He & L.C.Hu

References

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  1. ^ a b "Deutzia setchuenensis Franch". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Deutzia setchuenensis var. corymbiflora corymbose deutzia". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.