About
A small, deciduous shrub to about 1.5m tall from China and the Himalaya with slender, arching branches, small, hairy (pilosa), mid-green, ovate leaves and loose corymbs of small, white, star-shaped flowers in spring and early summer. A charming and graceful Deutzia for a sunny or lightly shaded woodland border.
About the genus
Helianthemum are bushy or spreading evergreen shrubs with small paired leaves and saucer-shaped flowers borne in short racemes in spring and early summer
Plant details
Suggested usesBorders, hedging, specimen planting.
Care notes
CultivationPlant in well-drained soil in sun or part shade.
PruningPrune after flowering or late winter.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.