| Description | A smaller Weigela with pink flowers and dar |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (why-GEE-la)(FLOR-i-da) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | Full sun is best for darker foliage and increase flowers. Will tolerate some shade. |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | pink funnel shaped |
| Leaves | simple, opposite, color will vary with the growing site, more sunlight the darker purple, in shaded sites color will change to a green/purple, new emerging leaves will have a green tinge |
| Dimensions | 2-3 feet by 2-3 feet, dense mounded form, I find it to be rather slow growing |
| Maintenance | If needed prune after flowering. |
| Propagation | softwood cuttings, Plant Patent PP14,381 |
| Cultivar Origin | The seed parent of this cultivar is W. ‘Victoria’ and the pollen parent is W. ‘Foliis Purpureus’. Dark Horse is a cross between W. Victoria and W. Foliss Purpurea. Breed by Peter Moore, England in 1997. |
| Author's Notes | I find Dark Horse to be rather slow growing. May need some pruning to get a dense plant. For good color definitely needs strong sunlight. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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