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Weigela florida
Old Fashioned Weigela
Origin: North China, Korea and Manchuria. Introduced by Robert Fortune after the opium wars in China. Fortune was dispatched by the Royal Horticultural Society out of the Chiswick Garden; only one of the expeditions was funded by the society. Fortune spent many years and several expeditions in China collecting plants before returning home.
| Family |
| Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus |
| Weigela |
| Species |
| florida |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -20 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 68 |
| Height |
| 2 - 3 m |
| Spread |
| 2 - 4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Can be used for shrub borders, massing, hedges, summer screens and foundations. |
| Cultivation |
| Grown in moist, well drained alkaline soils. Requires full sun for optimum flowering and foliage but can tolerate partial shade. Very adaptable and urban tolerant. Annual pruning keeps the plant healthy. |
| Shape |
| Rounded to spreading. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| Rose pink funnel shaped flowers with dark green leaves in the summer that turn brownish in the autumn. |
| Pests |
| No serious pests or diseases. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Grey-brown bark with circular lenticels. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Reddish-brown buds to about 2 cm long. |
| Leaf Description |
| Very coarse leaves. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers are perfectly funnel-shaped at 2.5 cm long. |
| Fruit Description |
| Smooth capsule fruit that have 2 valves and measure approximately 2.5 cm long. |
| Colour Description |
| Rosy pink flowers and dark greens leaves in the summer that turn brownish in the autumn. Grey-brown bark. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Missouri Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| Softwood cuttings in early summer. |
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