Strange Deutzia

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Ivy1 Mystic, CT(Zone 6b) Jun 04, 2005

I got a Deutzia Gracilis last year sometime, to match another in my garden and I swear I saw it bloom. Now, it just started blooming yesterday and it has turned into a Bridal Wreath Spirea! Am I crazy? I know I never bought a Spirea. The question is, did I buy a plant mislabeled without seeing it bloom and just assumed it was a Deutzia; or did I see it bloom, and it was grafted or something and reverted. Has anyone ever heard of anything like this?

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Ivy1 Mystic, CT(Zone 6b) Jun 04, 2005

Here is a picture (I hope) of the original Deutzia:

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Ivy1 Mystic, CT(Zone 6b) Jun 04, 2005

And here is the "Strange Deutzia"-

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Ivy1 Mystic, CT(Zone 6b) Jun 04, 2005

Whoops! Sorry bout the picture quality! I've never posted pictures before. Of course, it's probably the picture taker's quality!

Anyway, you can still see the difference between the type of flowers on the two plants. Any ideas?

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Lenjo Mount Angel, OR(Zone 8a) Jun 05, 2005

Ivy, I looked at your enlargements and I just do have difficulty seeing clearly the difference in your two shrubs. They certainly are both really nice plants. Here the some of the spireas are finished and the deutzia is in full bloom. I have a pink deutzia with variegated foliage. Quite a showy shrub actually.

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Ivy1 Mystic, CT(Zone 6b) Jun 05, 2005

I love my Deutzias! I am amazed more people don't have them. I have the white "Gracilis"; and two "Nikko"s as ground cover in another part of the garden. Your pink sounds quite lovely. I love the fact that I do absolutely nothing to them except cut them back when they are done blooming.

Sorry about the pictures, I realize now that I took them from my deck. I'm sure it was too far away. If I can get the camera to actually work-(ours continually says "Change the Batteries") I will take more.

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