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Weigela florida, photographed by an iNaturalist contributor
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Weigela florida

Weigela Florida · also Old-fashioned weigela, Old-fashion weigela, Oldfashioned weigela

OrnamentalDeciduous
21
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
2
cities
2.0 in
median trunk (5 cm, 1 measured)
23 yr
median age (100% have a planting date)

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Weigela florida is a deciduous shrub reaching up to 2.5 meters. It is typically found in scrublands and mixed forests, and is recommended for screens and hedges. This species is attractive to hummingbirds and is cold hardy in USDA zones 4 through 8.

Where it grows

Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.

  1. Boston · United States
    2023 yr—
  2. Helsinki · Finland
    1—2.0 in

Traits

Form
Ornamental
Foliage
Deciduous
Mature height
8.2 ft
USDA zones
4–8
Sun
Full sun
Wildlife value
High

Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.0 in, mean 2.0 in, 90th percentile 2.0 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.

Native range

Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.

Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests

  • Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
  • Central Korean deciduous forests
  • Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
  • Southern Korea evergreen forests

Other Weigela in the catalogue

5 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.

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