Weigela florida

Nothing clever for its common name, just its genus, “Weigela.” A [small] shrub/bush we’ve had in our garden for several years.

From Missouri Botanical Garden:
“Weigela florida is native to northern China, Korea and Japan. It is a dense, rounded, deciduous shrub that typically grows to 6-10' tall and may spread over time to as much as 12' wide. Branching is somewhat coarse, and branches on mature shrubs tend to arch toward the ground. Funnel-shaped, rose pink flowers (each to 1.25" long) bloom profusely in spring, with a sparse and scattered repeat bloom often occurring in mid to late summer. Elliptic to obovate, medium green leaves (to 4.5" long) with serrate margins retain good color throughout the growing season. Insignificant fall color. Fruit is inconspicuous. Flowers are attractive to hummingbirds.

“The genus name Weigela honors Christian Ehrenfried Weigel (1748–1831), German professor at the University of Geifswald.

“The specific epithet florida means ‘freely flowering’, in reference to the flowering habit of this species.”

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Looking back
  1 year ago: “Just a marigold…”
 2 years ago: “More iris…”
 3 years ago: “Another look, before cabinets [Filler]”
 4 years ago: “Ailanthus Webworm Moth [Filler]”
 5 years ago: No post
 6 years ago: “Flowers, finally, but …”
 7 years ago: “Powell Hall, St. Louis”
 8 years ago: “Fuchsia”
 9 years ago: “Bleeding heart *vine*”
10 years ago: “The culprit”
11 years ago: “When the rain stops and the sun shines?”

[Mags]

Beautiful bloom!

[Kathy]

The stamen look like they have silver beads at the ends of them.