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Weigela
Weigela is a genus of 6 to 38 species of deciduous shrubs from eastern Asia, grown for their showy spring and early summer trumpet flowers. Most garden plants are hybrids of W. florida and other Asian species, and they are hardy, easy shrubs that do best in full sun.
Weigela is a genus of between six and 38 species of deciduous shrubs in the family Caprifoliaceae, growing to 1–5 m (3–15′) tall. All are natives of eastern Asia. The genus is named after the German scientist Christian Ehrenfried Weigel.
Several of the species are very popular ornamental shrubs in gardens, although species have been mostly superseded by hybrids (crosses between W. florida and other Asiatic species). The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:
Weigela 'Red Prince'
Weigela species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including brown-tail.
Weigela coraeensis · Oldfashioned weigela · Garden Weigela · Weigela middendorffiana
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