General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 4 to 5 feet
Plant Spread: 4 to 5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Pale yellow with varying shades of light yellow-orange to dark orange-red in throat.
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Pollution

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Common names
  • Weigela
  • Middendorf Weigela

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Location: Hokkaido, Japan
Date: 1998
Weigela (Weigela middendorffiana). Wild plants in natural habitat
Location: Hokkaido, Japan
Date: 1998
Weigela (Weigela middendorffiana). Wild plants in natural habitat

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
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