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Weigela middendorffiana

Weigela middendorffiana
Photo: Grace Hensley, CC BY-SA 3.0

Weigela middendorffiana is an erect, deciduous shrub reaching about 2 m, native to the Russian Far East and northern Japan, valued for its yellow spring flowers. It is grown in gardens and nurseries and tolerates cold well.

Family
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then as needed during dry spells; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Moist, well-drained loam; tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
Hardy in cold climates, tolerating winter lows well below freezing; protect young plants from extreme cold.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Russian Far East to N. & NC. Japan
Climate
temperate

About

Weigela middendorffiana, the Middendorf weigela, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is native to the southern Russian Far East; Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai, Sakhalin, and the Kurils, and to northern Japan. An erect, deciduous shrub reaching 2 m (7 ft), it is typically found in montane ecosystems up to the tree line. It and its compact cultivar 'Mango' are widely available from commercial nurseries.

Other Weigela plants

Weigela coraeensis · Oldfashioned weigela · Garden Weigela · Weigela Bushes

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Weigela middendorffiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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