Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Fall Swap at Sallys- DISCUSSION about your haves and wants, 1 by coleup

coleup wrote:
Greenthumb - Thanks for all your work in trying to id those understory trees I inherited along with the Oregon Vine Maples! The deutzia is 'old fashioned' in that it comes from a 30 yr old bush I saved from demolition. I'm going to say Slender Deutzia gracillis. Does well for me in partial to mostly shade and should get enough sun to bloom well before big trees leaf out in my woodsy yard. My big one pictured is 7x7. In my experience they are like their relatives hydrangeas and like water when they want it or will droop. The one I have has benn growing in a container for years and wants/needs to be liberated! The flowers have a slight fragrance to them and bloom just as the japanese maples leaf out. The arching stems are nice. The rest of the year it is unremarkable. (Like forsythia but with more substantial and deeper green leaves. They can be cut back or old canes removed for renewal. I'll bring you one and then you can trial and rec to others who may want to try! OK?
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