Potted Variegated Weigela (Starter Plant)(Weigela Florida Variegata)

Potted Variegated Weigela
 
Outstanding Qualities:
 
This old fashioned garden shrub has proven its worth for decades as an excellent landscape choice. The bare branches emerge with apple green leaves edged in creamy-white in early spring. As the foliage fully develops, the cream coloring deepens slightly to a soft and pale yellow. In early summer, soft rose-pink buds line the gracefully arching stems. These buds open to the palest blush creating an enchanting contrast against its variegated foliage. The variegation glows next to darker leaves in a part shade landscape. This medium sized shrub adds drama to perennial plantings by adding both height and a wonderfully contrasting foliage. Hummingbirds find the flowers irresistible! The flowers and foliage hold up surprisingly well when cut for the vase. The intense color is best admired when this weigela is used as a single specimen or in small groups. It mixes well with plants of lavender, blue-green, rose and red. Use this gem against the dark greens to make the variegation pop out in the garden.
 
Plant Type: Mounding shrub
 
Foliage Type: deciduous
 
Plant Height: 6 ft
 
Plant Width/Spread: 6 ft
 
Plant Height-Mature: 8 ft
 
Plant Width-Mature: 8 ft
 
Hardiness: USDA Zones 5 to 9
 
Flower Color: pink
 
Sun/Light Exposure: full sun
 
Water Requirements: occasional watering
 
Seasonal Interest: attractive variegated foliage in spring & summer with early summer flowers
 
Wildlife Associations: bees, hummingbirds

*Due to the Japanese Beetle Quarantine, all orders will be shipped bare-root to: AZ, CA, ID, MT, NE, NV, OR, UT, WA, unless buyer is willing to pay the $5 Phytosanitary Certification Fee.