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Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Wikimedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Weigela
Weigela florida
Also known as: Old-fashioned weigela
Family: Caprifoliaceae
1.5 to 2.5 m tall
Widely planted in hedges and borders
Flowering: May – June
Full sun
Part shade
Hardy to -15°C
❓ How do you recognise this plant?
Arching branches literally covered in pink bells in May.
🍃 Leaves
Opposite, ovate, toothed
🌸 Flowers
Long pink to deep pink bells, abundant on the arching branches
🍎 Fruits
Small dry capsules
🪵 Bark
Brown-grey, arching drooping branches
🗺️ Distribution
China, Korea; widely grown in France as an ornamental shrub, not wild.
🐝 Value for pollinators
Pink bell-shaped flowers very rich in nectar in spring, particularly attractive to bumblebees and butterflies.
✂️ Horticultural uses
Planted in borders or flowering hedges for its abundant spring flowering.
⚠️ Possible toxicity
No known toxicity.
🌱 Known cultivars
Wine and Roses
Widely sold cultivar with dark purple foliage all season, contrasting with its bright pink flowers; awarded by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, now a classic of colourful borders.
Variegata
Weigela with very luminous green and cream variegated foliage, which remains decorative even when not in flower; one of the most common variegated weigelas in nurseries, with soft pink flowers in late spring.
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