Help ID this shrub in the Trees and Shrubs forum

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Hemophobic

May 5, 2016 3:56 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Angie
Concord, NC (zone 7)

Here are photos of a large shrub growing in the back of my border. Can anyone ID it for me?
It is lightly, sweetly scented.

The shrub:

Fuzzy Deutzia (Deutzia scabra)
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The blossoms from the top:

Blossoms from underneath:

Fuzzy Deutzia (Deutzia scabra)
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Buds and leaves:

Fuzzy Deutzia (Deutzia scabra)
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Any ideas? Thanks!

I think that if ever a mortal heard the voice of God it would be in a garden at the cool of the day. ~F. Frankfort Moore, A Garden of Peace

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ViburnumValley

May 5, 2016 9:39 PM CST

Name: John
Scott County, KY (Zone 5b)
You can't have too many viburnums..

Yes, that's a Deutzia - probably a Deutzia gracilis or close relative.

Distinctive frilly flowers on terminals along with opposite arrangement of simple foliage are key ID features.

John

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Hemophobic

May 6, 2016 5:04 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Angie
Concord, NC (zone 7)

This is wonderful! I've wanted to add a Deutzia to my garden and now I don't have to!

Should I prune it this fall to help its shape or let it grow naturally? It has a bird nest in
its hair.

I think that if ever a mortal heard the voice of God it would be in a garden at the cool of the day. ~F. Frankfort Moore, A Garden of Peace

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Hemophobic

May 6, 2016 5:12 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Angie
Concord, NC (zone 7)