Weigela florida 'White Knight'
Details

     
Common Name: weigela
Type: Deciduous shrub
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Zone: 5 to 9
Height: 4 to 5 feet
Spread: 5 to 6 feet
Bloom Time: April to June
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Description: White
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Flowers: Showy Flowers, Fragrant Flowers
Wildlife: Attracts Hummingbirds, Attracts Butterflies
Tolerates: Clay Soil
Uses: Cut Flower, Hedge

Culture

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Needs full sun for best flowering, but will tolerate very light shade. Prune to shape after flowering.

Noteworthy Characteristics

A deciduous, densely rounded shrub growing to 5' tall which is primarily grown for its profuse, late spring flowering. Bloom occurs singly or in clusters all along the branches of the previous year's growth, frequently covering the entire shrub with funnel-shaped, pure white flowers in May-June, with a less showy repeat bloom usually occurring in late summer. Among weigelas, the flower of this cultivar is unique as it is both fragrant and pure white. When not in flower, this shrub tends to look rather ordinary.

Problems

No serious insect or disease problems.

Garden Uses

Effective when massed or grouped in the shrub border. Also useful as a hedge, screen or as background for the perennial border.