26+ Pruning Deutzia Strawberry Fields

So each stem that has the faded flowers on should be cut back leaving around two thirds of the stem on the shrub.

Pruning deutzia strawberry fields. To do this cut between one fifth and one third of the branches back to about 30 40 cm from the ground. How to grow deutzia strawberry fields plant size 2m height 2m spread aspect south facing east facing west facing position in border middle. No pruning of deutzia is normally necessary. Genus name honors johan van der deutz 1743 1788 amateur botanist from amsterdam. Deutzia strawberry fields this is a taller growing form achieving 5 6ft in height. It features conical panicles of 5 petaled pink and white flowers each to 1 across. Pruning what is the best way to prune a mature deutzia.

Deutzia x hybrida strawberry fields deutzia strawberry fields will reach a height of 1 5m and a spread of 1 5m after 5 10 years. Pruning is carried out by taking out all of the flowered stems pruning deutzia back by about one third of their previous length. However when the plants are fully mature an occasional thinning out of the old worn out branches may well be helpful in encouraging more subsequent flowering. Banks and slopes drought tolerant beds and borders low maintenance. Rejuvenation pruning you may decide that your deutzia needs rejuvenation pruning. Genus deutzia are deciduous shrubs often with flaking bark with simple opposite leaves and star shaped or cupped white or pink flowers sometimes fragrant in terminal or axillary clusters details strawberry fields is a bushy medium sized deciduous shrub with ovate leaves and conical panicles of flowers 2 5cm wide crimson outside pale pink within opening in early summer. Strawberry fields is a cultivar that typically grows to 4 6 tall but may be best kept at the 3 tall level by annual post flowering pruning.

Every year you should prune about 3 of the oldest canes to the ground. Cut back immediately after flowering every year or two 1 3 of the oldest thickest stems to 15cm above ground level. Plant in moist fertile well drained soil in sun or partial shade. Top prune the plant to remove any old flowers but don t remove more than 1 3 of the plant. The number of branches you remove depends on how quickly you want to rejuvenate the plant. If you wait to prune them in july or later you will be cutting off the flowers for next year because they bloom on old wood. The abundant flowers are pink with attractive white.

This type of pruning stimulates the development of new young shoots. Strawberry fields is the holder of an rhs award of garden merit too.