One of the more attractive flowering shrubs for any garden, Deutzia ‘Raspberry Sundae’ is the perfect specimen plant for both novice and experienced gardeners alike, and being low maintenance it’s simple to look after - meaning more time to sit back and enjoy the results! The graceful, gently arching stems of Raspberry Sundae become smothered in an abundance of crimson and pink bicoloured blooms in early summer and will fill the air with their light and sweet fragrance.Compact and fully hardy, it’s perfect for beds borders and containers, and the clusters of star-shaped flowers are a magnet to wildlife, attracting all manner of pollinators such as butterflies and bees into your garden. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Features and Benefits Graceful, arching stems of blooms Masses of magenta and pink, sweetly scented flowers Easy to grow and low maintenance Award winning and perfect for pollinators Supplied in a 3L pot, ready to plant out Specifications Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, ready for planting out Eventual height and width: 1m x 1m Availability: February to November Flowering time: June to July Planting time: February to November Model Number: 510960 Top Tips Perfect in a container, can be cut back to around a meter after flowering to keep it compact. Care Information Planting Advice for your Deutzia ‘Raspberry Sundae’: Water your potted plant well. Dig a hole a little deeper and 3 x wider than the nursery pot. Add a soil conditioner such as well-rotted manure to the earth removed from the hole if necessary. Remove the plant from its pot and tease out a few of the roots. Place your plant in the hole at the same level at the pot. Refill the hole with the earth removed (backfilling). Firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the root ball. Water well and mulch around the base of the plant with a collar, compost, gravel, bark etc. Aftercare Advice for Deutzia: Keep plants well-watered for their first season to ensure that they establish. Feed regularly with a general-purpose fertiliser while in full growth Pruning Advice for ‘Raspberry Sundae’: Pinch out new stems to encourage branching. Cut back hard after blooming to encourage new growth.
