Weigela

Weigela

Taxobox
name = "Weigela"



image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Weigela florida"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Dipsacales
familia = Caprifoliaceae
genus = "Weigela"
genus_authority = Thunb.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = About 10 species; see text

"Weigela" is a small genus of about 12 species of deciduous shrubs in the family Caprifoliaceae, growing to 1-5 m tall. All are natives of eastern Asia.

The leaves are 5-15 cm long, ovate-oblong with an acuminate tip, and with a serrated margin. The flowers are 2-4 cm long, with a five-lobed white, pink, or red (rarely yellow) corolla, produced in small corymbs of several together in early summer. The fruit is a dry capsule containing numerous small winged seeds.

"Weigela" species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Brown-tail.

The genus is named after the German scientist Christian Ehrenfried Weigel.

The British "Weigela" national collection is held at Sheffield Botanical Gardens; along with the national collection of the closely related "Diervilla" genus. [http://www.sbg.org.uk/weigela.asp] The german "Weigela" national collection is held at Sichtungsgarten Weigela in Buckow, Maerkische Schweiz [http://www.weigela.de]

;Species:
*"Weigela coraeensis"
*"Weigela decora"
*"Weigela floribunda"
*"Weigela florida"
*"Weigela hortensis"
*"Weigela japonica"
*"Weigela maximowiczii"
*"Weigela middendorfiana"
*"Weigela praecox"
*"Weigela x wagnerii"
*"Weigela subsessilis"

Cultivation

Several of the species are very popular ornamental shrubs in gardens, although species have been mostly superseded by hybrids (crosses between "W. florida" and other Asiatic species).

External links

* [http://www.alpine-plants-jp.com/art_b/hakoneutugi_1.htm "Weigela coraeensis"] - Images
* [http://www.sbg.org.uk/weigela.asp British national collection at Sheffield Botanical Gardens]


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  • Weigela — Weigela …   Wikipédia en Français

  • weigela — [wījēl′yəwī jē′lə, wīgē′lə] n. [ModL, after C. E. Weigel (1748 1831), Ger physician] any of a genus (Weigela) of shrubs of the honeysuckle family, with clusters of bell shaped flowers; esp., a widely cultivated species ( W. florida) with dark red …   English World dictionary

  • Weigela — Wei gel*a, Weigelia Wei*ge li*a, n. [NL. So named after C. E. Weigel, a German naturalist.] (Bot.) A hardy garden shrub ({Diervilla Japonica}) belonging to the Honeysuckle family, with white or red flowers. It was introduced from China. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • weigela — 1846, from the name of German physician C.E. Weigel (1748 1831) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Weigela — Weigelien Rosa Weigelie (Weigela florida) Systematik Abteilung: Bedecktsamer (Magnoliophyta) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Weigela — florida …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Weigela —   Weigela Weigela florida …   Wikipedia Español

  • weigela — /wuy gee leuh, jee , wuy geuh leuh/, n. any of various shrubby, eastern Asian plants belonging to the genus Weigela, of the honeysuckle family, having funnel shaped white, pink, or crimson flowers. Also, weigelia /wuy gee lee euh, jee /. [1840… …   Universalium

  • Weigela — ID 88808 Symbol Key WEIGE Common Name weigela Family Caprifoliaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CT, GA, MA, NY, PA, TN Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • weigela — noun deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers • Syn: ↑Weigela florida • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Weigela …   Useful english dictionary

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