Bokrasopea weigela
Weigela florida 'Bokrasopea'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Bokrasopea' weigela (Weigela Florida 'Bokrasopea') is an arching shrub for borders, hedges, specimen plantings, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms in early to late spring and again in early to late summer. Deer tend to pass it by. Hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, and birds visit the plant.
Pairs well with Susan magnolia, Fire Island hosta, Standing Ovation little bluestem, and Green Spice coral bells.