| Description | Maroon Swoon Weigela (Weigela florida) is a medium shrub with deep green foliage and maroon to rich red trumpet-shaped flowers in early to mid-June. |
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| Pronunciation | (wye-GEE-la)(FLOR-i-dah) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full is best for foliage color and flowers, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | maroon to rich red, trumpet-shaped, early June in zone #5 |
| Leaves | green |
| Dimensions | 4-5 by 3-4 feet (HS) |
| Maintenance | Weigela will have some winter kill on their branches and need some clean-up in the spring; heavy pruning should be done after flowering to preserve the flower buds for next year |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Misc Facts | Genus Weigela was named in honor of the German botanist Christian Ehrenfried von Weigel (1748-1833) |
| Author's Notes | We planted this Weigela in my son's yard. It has a very heavy bloom, and the backdrop of the green foliage highlights the flowers. One of my favorite Weigelia |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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