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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
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 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 8 to 15 feet
Plant Spread: 8 to 15 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: White
Other: White with pink tinge, aging to red.
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds
Resistances: Pollution
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Weigela

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Location: Narusawa Village, Yamanashi Ken, Japan
Date: 2021-06-23
Weigela japonica growing wild by the side of a road on the slope
Location: Narusawa Village, Yamanashi Ken, Japan
Date: 2021-06-23
Weigela japonica growing wild on the slope of Mt Fuji at 1750 met

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