Weigela florida




Family Caprifoliaceae
Scientific name Weigela florida (Bunge) A. de Candolle
Synonyms Calysphyrum floridum Bunge; Calysphyrum roseum (Lindley) C. A. Meyer; Diervilla brevicalycina Nakai; Diervilla florida (Bunge) Siebold & Zuccarini; Diervilla florida (Bunge) Siebold & Zuccarini forma brevicalycina Nakai; Diervilla florida (Bunge) Siebold & Zuccarini var. venusta Rehder Diervilla florida (Bunge) Siebold & Zuccarini var. venusta Rehder forma brevicalycina Nakai; Diervilla pauciflora A. de Candolle; Diervilla rosea (Lindley) Walpers; Diervilla venustn (Rehder) Stapf; Weigela florida (Bunge) A. de Candolle var. glabra Nakai; Weigela florida (Bunge) A. de Candolle var. pauciflora (A. de Candolle) Nakai; Weigela florida (Bunge) A. de Candolle var. venusta (Rehder) Nakai; Weigela venusta Bailey; Weigela rosea Lindley
Common name (Japanese common name) oh-beni-utsugi [large red utsugi (utsugi = a tree which has empty body)]
(English common name) oldfashioned weigela
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu (Fukuoka Prefecture)
(Other nations) Korea, China
Chromosomal number 2n=36
Description Plants 2-3m. Leaves 4.5-6cm length. Flowers red corollas 3-3.5cm, flowering in May to June. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Weigela florida (Bunge) A. DC.



May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden