Verweig weigela
Weigela florida 'Verweig'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 18 inches tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Verweig' weigela (Weigela Florida 'Verweig') is a shrub for border, pollinator garden, and accent plantings. 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, bees, and birds visit the flowers. Deer tend to pass it by. The arching shrub stays 12 to 18 inches tall and wide.
Pairs well with First Frost hosta, Carnaval De Nice tulip, Christmas fern, and Standing Ovation little bluestem.