*Weigela

*Weigela praecox
WEIGELA
Caprifoliaceae
E. Asia

Location: map coordinates T-14 (west of Loockerman Hall), N 39°11'7'' W 75°32'42''

Planting history: presently unknown.

Description:

deciduous shrub
etymology: Weigela after Christian Ehrenfried von Weigel (1748-1831), German botanist; praecox = early (flowering)
leaves simple, alternate, ovate
flowers showy, funnel-shaped, pink with yellow throat, fragrant; in late spring
USDA hardiness zones 5 to 8
native to Japan, Korea, Manchuria

*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)