Deutzia crenata var. nakiana 'Nikko' (​aka ​D. gracilis​) - Lovely, pure white upright stems of flowers in spring rise above the thick mat of stems. Opposite lances are a bright green and often pick up a chocolate shade before the shrub sheds them in the autumn. This is a low spreading shrub of easy disposition, very useful placed in front and between larger shrubs, used as a ground cover, as edging, on a bank or wherever your aesthetic might take you. site in full to half sun planted in fertile to average, draining soil. Established potted shrub, cutting grown.