Weigela florida

Weigela florida
Flowers at Kew Gardens
A large specimen at the Moscow Botanical Garden of Academy of Sciences
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Caprifoliaceae
Genus:	Weigela
Species:	W. florida
Binomial name
Weigela florida (Bunge) A.DC.
Synonyms [1]
List Calysphyrum floridum Bunge Calysphyrum pauciflorum Bunge Calysphyrum roseum (Lindl.) C.A.Mey. Diervilla brevicalycina Nakai Diervilla florida (Bunge) Siebold & Zucc. Diervilla florida f. alba Nakai Diervilla florida f. alba Rehder Diervilla florida f. brevicalycina (Nakai) Nakai Diervilla florida var. candida (Voss) Rehder Diervilla florida f. candida Voss Diervilla florida var. pilosa Nakai Diervilla florida var. variegata Bean Diervilla florida var. venusta Rehder Diervilla pauciflora (A.DC.) Carrière Diervilla praecox Lemoine Diervilla praecox var. tomentosa Nakai Diervilla rosea (Lindl.) Hérincq Diervilla venusta (Rehder) Stapf Lonicera weigelia E.H.L.Krause Weigela alba Carrière Weigela amabilis var. alba (Carrière) H.Jaeger Weigela florida f. alba (Carrière) Rehder Weigela florida f. alba (Nakai) C.F.Fang Weigela florida var. alba (Nakai) K.S.Hao Weigela florida f. albida Nakai Weigela florida f. albiflora Y.C.Chu Weigela florida f. brevicalycina (Nakai) Uyeki Weigela florida f. candida (Voss) Rehder Weigela florida var. glabra Nakai Weigela florida f. leucantha Nakai Weigela florida var. pauciflora (A.DC.) Nakai Weigela florida var. praecox (Lemoine) Y.C.Chu Weigela florida f. subtricolor Nakai Weigela florida f. toensis (Nakai) M.Kim Weigela florida f. variegata (Bean) Rehder Weigela florida var. variegata (Bean) L.H.Bailey Weigela florida var. venusta (Rehder) Nakai Weigela isolinae Van Houtte Weigela pauciflora A.DC. Weigela praecox (Lemoine) L.H.Bailey Weigela praecox f. albiflora (Y.C.Chu) C.F.Fang Weigela praecox var. pilosa (Nakai) Nakai Weigela praecox var. tomentosa (Nakai) Nakai Weigela purpurata Verschaff. Weigela rosea Lindl. Weigela rosea alba (Carrière) T.Moore Weigela rosea stelzneri Jacob-Makoy Weigela rosea variegata J.R.Duncan & V.C.Davies Weigela stelzneri Van Houtte Weigela toensis Nakai Weigela venusta (Rehder) L.H.Bailey

Weigela florida (syn. Weigela praecox), the old-fashioned weigela, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. ^{[1] [2]} It is native to Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, northern and south-central China, Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East, the Korean Peninsula, and Kyushu in Japan, and it has been introduced to Bulgaria, Great Britain, Ireland, the United States, and Uzbekistan. ^[1] A deciduous shrub reaching 2.5 m (8 ft), it is typically found in scrublands and mixed evergreen/deciduous forests, at elevations from 100 to 1,500 m (300 to 4,900 ft) above sea level. ^{[2] [3]} Recommended for screens and hedges, and attractive to hummingbirds, it is cold hardy in USDA zones 4 through 8. ^[4]

Cultivars

Many cultivars and hybrids have been developed from Weigela florida. ^[2] The cultivars 'Alexandra' and 'Florida Variegata' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. ^{[5] [6]} Other cultivars that are widely available from commercial suppliers include 'Foliis Purpureis', ^[7] 'Kolmagira' (trade designation Magical Rainbow), ^[8] 'Nana Variegata', ^[9] 'Olympiade' (Briant Rubidor), ^[10] 'Pink Poppet', ^[11] 'Verweig' (Monet), ^[12] 'Verweig 3' (Minor Black), ^[13] and 'Wings of Fire'. ^[14]

Variegated leaves

References

1. "Weigela florida (Bunge) A.DC". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 24 April 2025.
2. "Weigela florida old-fashioned weigela". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025. 5 suppliers
3. "1. Weigela florida (Bunge) Candolle, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2. 11: 241. 1839. 锦带花 jin dai hua". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden & Harvard University Herbaria. 2025. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
4. "Weigela florida". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
5. "Weigela florida 'Alexandra'". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2025. Archived from the original on 10 December 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2025. Synonyms; Weigela florida Wine and Roses ... 15 suppliers
6. "Weigela 'Florida Variegata' (v)". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2025. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025. Synonyms; Weigela florida 'Aureovariegata', Weigela florida 'Variegata', Weigela florida 'Variegata Aurea' ... 26 suppliers
7. "Weigela 'Foliis Purpureis'". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025. Synonyms; Weigela florida 'Purpurea' ... 12 suppliers
8. "Weigela florida Magical Rainbow ('Kolmagira'^PBR)". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025. 9 suppliers
9. "Weigela 'Nana Variegata'". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025. Synonyms; Weigela florida 'Variegata Nana' ... 7 suppliers
10. "Weigela Briant Rubidor ('Olympiade') (v)". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025. Synonyms; Weigela florida Rubigold ... 11 suppliers
11. "Weigela 'Pink Poppet'". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025. Synonyms; Weigela 'Plangen'^PBR ... 12 suppliers
12. "Weigela florida Monet ('Verweig'^PBR) (v)". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025. 16 suppliers
13. "Weigela florida Minor Black ('Verweig 3'^PBR)". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025. 8 suppliers
14. "Weigela florida 'Wings of Fire'^PBR)". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025. 6 suppliers