Weigela florida
Old Fashioned Weigela
Pronunciation
wi-ge'la flor-'i-da
Family
Genus
Nativity
Japan
Growth Habit
Spreading, dense, rounded shrub
Hardiness
4
Culture
Prefers well-drained soil and full sun
Landscape Use
Shrub border, for grouping or massing
Foliage
Opposite, simple, elliptic to ovate-oblong 2 to 4.5 inches long
Bark
Gray-brown
Flower
Pink to red
Fruit
Two-valved, glabrous capsule
Propagation
Seeds or cuttings.
Pests
None serious.
Cultivars
'Fine Wine' - Compact mounded, dark burgundy foliage, pink flowers.
'Java Red' - Carmine red buds open to deep pink flowers, compact-spreading, foliage deep green with purplish red overcast.
'Jean's Gold' - Gold-foliaged branch, red flowers, more resistant to sun-scorch.
