Weigela (Weigela florida 'Variegata')

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Shrub
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height:	4-6 feet
Plant Spread:	3-4 feet
Leaves:	Unusual foliage color Deciduous Variegated
Flowers:	Showy Blooms on old wood
Flower Color:	Pink White
Flower Time:	Spring
Uses:	Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds:	Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Awards and Recognitions:	RHS AGM

Common names

Weigela
Old Fashioned Weigela

Botanical names

Accepted: Weigela florida
Synonym: Weigela praecox

Also sold as:

'Praecox Variegata'

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Location: Beautiful Tennessee, my garden
Date: 2019-04-10

Uploaded by chickhill

Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2014-06-18
4:06 pm. Varied flower colours - from white to pink.

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Location: Elberfeld, Indiana
Date: 2012-07-24

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2013-04-22

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Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-06-12
6:58 am. A subtle beauty.

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Location: My Garden, UK
Date: 2022-05-01

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2014-08-15
4:39 pm. Reblooming in August.

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-18

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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-06-03
"Weigela florida 'Variegata Abigarrado', 2015, Weigela, wye-JEE-l

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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2006-05-09

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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-05-05

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Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2012-04-01

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Location: Botanical Garden Delft (The Netherlands)
Date: 2017-07-05

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-15

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Uploaded by Calif_Sue

Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2012-05-05

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2008-05-28
It grew a tall stem to get some space above other shrubs!

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Location: my garden Zone 7A
Date: 2011-04-25

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Courtesy American Daylily and Perennials

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Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 8/5/2011

Uploaded by SongofJoy

Location: Twisp
Date: 2016-06-20
Newly planted

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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2014-07-11
Weigela florida 'Variegata Abigarrado' 2014, Weigela, wye-JEE-luh

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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2018-01-13
"Weigela florida 'Variegata', 2018, Abigarrado [Weigela], wye-JEE

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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2016-05-28
"Weigela florida 'Variegata', 2016, Abigarrado Weigela, wye-JEE-l

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Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2012-03-03
leaf buds

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Location: my garden zone 7A Cape Cod, MA
Date: 2017-06-01

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5
Date: 2011-09-30

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Location: Critter's garden in Frederick MD
Date: 2015-05-10
My daughter Joyanna (5) took this photo. It's blooming well afte

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Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2008-05-28
It grew a tall stem above other plants then branched out like a s

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Comments:

Posted by critterologist (Frederick, MD - Zone 6b) on May 17, 2015 11:20 PM concerning plant:

I pruned it back hard last fall, cutting out older and lower branches entirely and cutting back most other branches by half... it's coming in nicely this spring, flowering like mad and growing out new tips to resume its lovely arching shape. I love the variegated foliage for a much longer season of interest after the blooms are done.

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Posted by scvirginia on Jun 2, 2023 3:15 PM concerning plant:

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) gave their Award of Garden Merit (AGM) to both Weigela 'Florida Variegata' and Weigela 'Praecox Variegata'. These similar-but-distinct cultivars have been confused in commerce with disagreement about what differentiates them, and which is which.

Weigela florida and Weigela praecox are synonyms, but were once considered separate species, so botanically both cultivars are Weigela florida.

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Posted by blue23rose (southern Indiana - Zone 6b) on Jul 24, 2012 4:15 PM concerning plant:

This was cut back by half in 2011. Came back beautifully.

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Posted by blue23rose (southern Indiana - Zone 6b) on Feb 6, 2015 12:14 PM concerning plant:

I've cut this weigela back every year for a few years now. It gets much bigger than the stated size.

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