Weigela Florida Variegata

An excellent landscape choice, Weigela ‘Florida Variegata’ is a compact deciduous shrub noted for its handsome variegated foliage and pink flowers. Emerging in early spring, narrowly ovate, mid-green leaves line the gracefully arching branches.

An excellent landscape choice, Weigela 'Florida Variegata' is a compact deciduous shrub noted for its handsome variegated foliage and pink flowers. Emerging in early spring, narrowly ovate, mid-green leaves line the gracefully arching branches. They are adorned with creamy-white edges which gradually mature to soft pale yellow. In early summer, the shrub is decorated with clusters of soft rose-pink buds which open to funnel-shaped, light pink flowers. Attractive to hummingbirds, the blossoms create a superb contrast against the variegated foliage. A medium-sized and highly ornamental flowering shrub that is easy to grow and glows in the landscape.

  • Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.
  • Densely-branched, rounded, this flowering shrub grows to 4-6 ft. tall and wide (120-180 cm).
  • A sun to part shade lover, this plant is best grown in moist, well-drained soils.
  • Plant as a specimen or in small groups. Perfect for shrub borders or foundation plantings.
  • Responds well to hard renovative pruning.
  • Generally disease free. Watch for leaf and bud eelworms.
  • Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer, semi-hardwood cuttings in summer or hardwood cuttings in late fall and winter.

Requirements

Hardiness 5
– 9

Heat Zones 4
– 8

Climate Zones 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Plant Type Shrubs
Plant Family Weigela
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)Summer (Early)
Height 4'
– 6'
(120cm
– 180cm)
Spread 4'
– 6'
(120cm
– 180cm)
Spacing 72″ (180cm)
Water Needs Low, Average
Maintenance Low
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Plant of Merit, Showy
Attracts Hummingbirds
Garden Uses Beds and Borders
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden