Plangen weigela
Weigela florida 'Plangen'
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
'Plangen' weigela (Weigela Florida 'Plangen') is an arching shrub for borders, cottage gardens, hedges, and specimen planting. 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, and butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the flowers. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Quick Fire panicle hydrangea, First Frost hosta, Standing Ovation little bluestem, and Christmas fern.