This is a hybrid raised in Nancy, France in 1891 by Mr. Lemoine in his Lemoine Nursery from crossing the Slender Deutzia x the Small-flowered Deutzia, both from East Asia where this genus comes from. The genus of Deutzia is closely related to the Mockoranges (Philadelphus) but having 5-petal flowers rather than 4 petal flowers. They are densely twiggy shrubs that eventually need deep proper pruning to keep them from becoming unkempt. Best to prune right after they flower because the genus produces blooms on the last year's wood. My old woody plant teacher , Dr. Michael Dirr, never really was enthusiastic about Deutzias as he considered the foliage as blasé, no real fall color, uninteresting dry brown fruits, no wonderful bark, and the plant becomes unkempt in time so that dead wood must be removed annually. It only has pretty flowers and that is it. He thought they were alright for a larger landscape for a good bloom. I remember several Lemoine Deutzia planted together in Bolingbrook, Illinois where the tan stems did look very interesting in the winter. I wish I still had that photo from the 1990's. Some larger nurseries in the Chicago area do offer this Lemoine Deutzia, but it is not commonly planted, just occasionally here and there. It is usually some landscape architects or designers that will use some. A few are sold to homeowners at some nurseries.

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This Deutzia hybrid was raised by Victor Lemoine, and introduced in 1895.

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