Deutzia monbeigii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Cornales |
Family: | Hydrangeaceae |
Genus: | Deutzia |
Species: | D. monbeigii
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Binomial name | |
Deutzia monbeigii |
Deutzia monbeigii, the Monbeig's deutzia ( Chinese: 维西溲疏), is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae that is native to Southwest China. [1] [2]
This plant, originally from the northwest of Yunnan, China, was introduced by George Forrest in 1920. He initially collected it in November 1917, and then again in July 1921. [3] [4]
Growing to 1.2 m (3.9 ft), it has ovate, pointed, toothed leaves, [4] and bright pink or white, star-shaped flowers in early to midsummer. [1] [3] [2] In cultivation in the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [1] It should be grown in moist but well-drained soil under full sunlight or partial shade. [1] It can be propagated using softwood cuttings during summer.