Weigela florida

• BOTANICAL NAME: Weigela florida
• PRONUNCIATION: wi-ge'la flor-'i-da
• COMMON NAME: Old-fashioned Weigela
• FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae
• NATIVITY: Japan
• GROWTH HABIT: Spreading, dense, rounded shrub
• SIZE: 6 to 9' (height) by 9 to 12' (spread)
• HARDINESS: Zone 4 - 8
• CULTURE: prefers well-drained soil and full sun
• LANDSCAPE USE: shrub border, for grouping or massing
• FOLIAGE: opposite, simple, elliptic to ovate-oblong 2-4 1/2" long
• BARK: gray-brown
• FLOWER: pink, red
• FRUIT: two-valved, glabrous capsule
• PROPAGATION: seeds or cuttings
• PESTS: None serious
• CULTIVARS: 'Fine Wine' 'Java Red' 'Jean's Gold'

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