deutzia; Deutzia crenata
A deciduous shrub with hollow stems and white flowers, native to Japan. Also known as 卯の花 (u no hana).
See also: 卯の花
Deutzia is blooming in the garden.
ウツギの花は白くて美しい。
The flowers of the deutzia are white and beautiful.
slender deutzia
Coriaria japonica (shrub)
panicled hydrangea; peegee hydrangea
Weigela hortensis (shrub)
Japanese bladdernut; Bumald bladdernut
Kanji spelling using 卯 (u, rabbit) and 木 (ki, tree).
Katakana spelling, often used in botanical contexts.
Alternate kanji spelling using 空 (empty, hollow), referring to the hollow stems.
Kana spelling is common; usually written in kana.
The name うつぎ may derive from 空木 (empty tree), referring to the hollow stems of the plant. The kanji 卯木 uses 卯 (rabbit) possibly because the flowers bloom around the fourth month of the lunar calendar (the month of the rabbit).