Scientific Name:
Weigela florida
Pronunciation:
wye-JEE-luh FLORE-ih-duh
Common Name:
weigela
Family Name:
Caprifoliaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, 4-ranked, elliptic to slightly obovate, most blades 5-10cm long x 2-4cm wide, margin wavy, serrate, petiole absent or up to 3mm long, mostly glabrous (slightly pubescent undersides); flowers funnel-shaped and up to 4cm long x 2cm wide; capsule 2-valved, 1.5-2.5cm long. Winter ID: branching arched; buds opposite, 3-4 scales; new growth has line of fine short hairs between nodes.
Habit:
Arching, Dense
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Filler, Screening, Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include:
W. 'Alexandra',
W. 'Elvera' (Midnight Wine),
W. 'Minuet',
W. 'Pink Princess',
W. 'Red Prince',
W. 'Variegata', and
W. 'White Knight'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Green-yellow, Purple, Dark-red, (varies with cultivar)
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblong
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Serrate, Undulate (wavy)
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Red
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Dark-red, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Not showy, Persistent, (2-valved, dehescing from top and leaving central column)
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
V-shaped
Propagation:
Softwood cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:
Dieback, Nematodes, Scale insects, Virus (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
- Level 2 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (ONE) Overpass North side East : cvs. 665 - Red Prince, 659 - Pink Princess, 658 - Minuet, Alexandra, Elvera
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : cv. Alexandra
- (PPL) Pine PLanting : cv. Alexandra