| Description | Foliis Purpurea (Weigela florida) is a smaller Weigela with purplish green foliage and pink funnel shaped flowers. Some sources list it as the same as Java Red? |
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| Pronunciation | (why-GEE-la)(FLOR-i-da) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | carmine red buds, pink funnel shaped |
| Leaves | purplish green |
| Dimensions | 3-4 by 3-4 (HS) |
| Maintenance | will have some winter kill on their branches and need some clean-up in the spring, prune after the plants are done blooming, tolerates hard pruning |
| Misc Facts | Genus Weigela was named in honour of the German botanist Christian Ehrenfried von Weigel (1748-1833) |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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