noun
slender deutzia
A species of flowering shrub, Deutzia gracilis, native to Japan. The name is usually written in kana.
庭にヒメウツギが咲いている。
Slender deutzia is blooming in the garden.
ウツギ (Deutzia crenata) is a larger, more common deutzia species, while ヒメウツギ is a smaller, slender variety.
The name combines 姫 (hime, 'princess' or 'small and delicate') with 空木 (utsugi, 'deutzia'), referring to its dainty appearance compared to other deutzia species.