Walweigeye weigela
Weigela florida 'Walweigeye'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Rose-red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Walweigeye' weigela (Weigela Florida 'Walweigeye') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimens, and hedges. 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. Rose-red flowers open in spring and again in summer on arching stems. Deer tend to pass it by. Hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Susan magnolia, Bobo hydrangea, and Christmas fern.