Genus: Weigela Species: florida Cultivar: Minor Black Eventual
Height: 200 Eventual Spread: 200 Position: full sun, partial shade, south, east, west Evergreen or Deciduous: Semi Evergreen Soil Drainage moist but well drained Soil PH: acid, alkaline, neutral Exposure: exposed, sheltered Hardiness: (H4) Hardy Offering season-long interest with its dark violet leaves that mature to bronze, this small, rounded, deciduous Weigela shrub bears a profusion of funnel-shaped rose-pink flowers in late spring, attracting butterflies & bees. A showy, new dwarf variety, forming a dense habit of dark, almost black leaves. Weigela florida Minor Black produces masses of red-pink flowers in May & June, sometimes flowering again in autumn.