Amelanchier laevis

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Amelanchier laevisAllegheny serviceberry or
shadbush

• SIZE Large shrub or small tree
• HABIT Upright with rounded
• crown

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FOL Pink-bronze in spring medium green in
summer apricot-red in fall
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BARK Grayish in color, streaked with dark
longitudinal stripes
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FL. FR. White in pendulous, 2-4 racemes in
April as leaves emerge Fruit 1/3
red-purple-black pome in June
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CULTURE Transplant B B prefers MWDS, sl.
acidic full sun or partial shade NOT
pollution tolerant PESTS Rust powdery mildew
leaf spot USE Naturalizing (good against an
evergreen backdrop) attracts wildlife MISC.
Fruit can be made into pies, jelly, etc. Birds
love the fruit! Silvery bark is nice in winter.
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Amelanchier laevis Robin Hill
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Crataegus phaenopyrumWashington hawthorn
SIZE Small tree HABIT Upright,
pyramidal-oval
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FOL Lustrous dark green in summer
orange-scarlet-purple in fall
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BARK Grayish brown. Becoming moderately flaky
with age.
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FL. FR. 1/2 white flowers, sl. scented, in
terminal and axillary 2 corymbs in June Fruit
bright, glossy, 1/3 red drupe in October
(persist thru winter)
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CULTURE Tolerates most soils pH tolerant
full sun tolerates urban dirt does NOT
tolerate wet sites PESTS Rusts and leaf
spots USE Specimen, screen, foundation, hedge
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MISC. Thorns are dangerous!
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Malus sp.crabapples, apples
SIZE Small tree cultivar dependent HABIT
Typically upright, mounded
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FOL Dull dark green in summer yellow fall
color (often poor)
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BARK Gray-Brown and scaly
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FL. FR. Depends on cultivar!! Single and
doubles Fruit pomes (1/2 - 5), red
-yellow-orange in September (persist into winter)
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CULTURE Prefer MWDS, acidic full sun (does
not tolerate shade!!) pruning is recommended to
provide adequate air circulation PESTS Many...
powdery mildew, aphids, fireblight, cedar-apple
rust, etc... (not as serious in the North)
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USE Specimen, groupings, attract
wildlifeMISC. Makes excellent jam, jelly,
pies or eaten raw. Fruit can be messy!
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Prunus serrulata KwanzanKwanzan cherry
SIZE Small tree HABIT Upright, often
vase-shaped
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FOL Bronzy foliage in spring dull dark green
in summer orange-bronze in fall
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BARK Cherry like. Reddish brown in color with
prominent horizontal lenticels
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FL. FR. Pink, double flowered, 1 in
clusters Fruit NONE! Sterile plant
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CULTURE Prefers MWDS short-lived tree PESTS
Canker, virus, borers USE Specimen, street
tree MISC. Often grafted on P. avium. Live
about 20 years. Spectacular in flower! Great
bark. Hardiest of the double-flowered cherries.
Marginal in Burlington, VT
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Prunus subhirtella Pendulaweeping Higan
cherry cherry
SIZE Small tree HABIT Grafted, weeping
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FOL Bronzy foliage in spring dull green in
summer orange-bronze in fall
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BARK Cherry like. Reddish brown in color with
prominent horizontal lenticels
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FL. FR. Pink, single flowered, 1 in
clusters Fruit rare
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CULTURE Prefers MWDS fast grower! PESTS
Canker, virus, borers USE Specimen MISC.
Often grafted on P. avium. One of the
longest-lived cherries! Graceful in flower.
Great bark. Marginal in Burlington, VT
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Prunus virginiana Canada Redred-leaf
chokeberry
SIZE Small tree HABIT Upright, rounded
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FOL Green foliage in spring dull dusty purple
in summer red-purple in fall
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FL. FR. white, 1 in 6 racemes Fruit
1/3 red-purple drupe in mid-summer
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CULTURE Prefers MWDS but tolerates most soils
full sun PESTS None serious USE Specimen,
street tree MISC. This is an up-and-coming
plant in the nursery trade. Great seasonal
characteristics! Fruit is edible and made into
pies, jams, jellies, sauces and wine!
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Sorbus aucupariaEuropean mountainash
SIZE Small tree HABIT Pyramidal to
upright ovate shape
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FOL Dull dark green in summer yellow-reddish
in fall
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BARK Smooth, light grayish brown in color,
often with a shiny look.
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FL. FR. White, 1/3 , malodorous in 3-5
flat-topped corymbs in May Fruit 1/4
orange-red pome in September
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CULTURE Transplant B B prefers well drained
loamy, sl. acidic soils Does NOT tolerate
compacted soils or air pollution PESTS
Fireblight, canker, leaf rusts (none too serious
in Vermont) USE Specimen, foundation plant,
attract wildlife MISC. Disease devastates the
plant below USDA Zone 6!
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Hydrangea paniculata Grandiflorapeegee
hydrangea
SIZE Large shrub or small tree HABIT
Upright, spreading, low-branched
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FOL Dark green in summer green and yellow
fall color (not showy)
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BARK Reddish-brown to brown often showing gray
vertical streaks
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FL. FR. Mostly infertile flowers 12-18
terminal panicle Flowers white changing to
reddish-pink No fruit
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CULTURE MWDS full sun to partial shade
tough plant soils adaptable urban tolerant
prune in early Spring (flowers on new
wood) PESTS None serious USE Specimen
accent old-time plant that is making a
come-back MISC. Coarse winter texture bold
in flower Dirr doesnt like it (a monstrosity)
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Hydrangea paniculata Limelight
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Hydrangea paniculata The Swan
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Philadelphus coronariusmockorange
SIZE Large shrub HABIT Upright, stiff
branches that arch with age leggy
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FOL Medium green in summer NO fall color
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BARK Exfoliating, orange to reddish-brown
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FL. FR. White, 1, very fragrant, borne
clustered on a raceme in June Fruit dehiscent
capsule (not showy)
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CULTURE Transplant readily soil adaptable
full sun to light shade prune after flowering
(can cut to the ground to rejuvenate!) PESTS
Leaf spots (some powdery mildew) USE Accent
shrub border old-time plant MISC. Grown for
scented flowers only...
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Halesia tetraptera (H. carolina)Carolina
silverbell
SIZE Small to medium tree HABIT
Low-branched tree with rounded, broad crown
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FOL Yellow-green in summer yellow-green in
fall
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BARK Young branches are orange-gray with darker
vertical streaks. Become more gray brown with
age with distinct flat topped ridges.
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FL. FR. White, campanulate, 3/4 long,
axillary flowers on old wood, in May before
leaves Fruit oblong, 4-winged, 1 .5 long,
dry, lt. brown drupe
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CULTURE Transplants readily if B B prefers
rich, high organic matter soils sun or partial
shade PESTS None! USE Specimen
naturalizing mix with rhododendrons underneath
and evergreens behind MISC. Underutilized
plant Rosea has a pink flower
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Tamarix ramosissima tamarisk
SIZE Medium to large shrub HABIT Upright but
open
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FOL Blue-green and scale-like, creating a
feathery appearance
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FL. FR. Rosy pink, 1/4 flowers borne in 1-
3 racemes grouped to form large (2-3) terminal
panicles in mid-summer. Fruit a capsule (rare)

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CULTURE Poor root system and therefore requires
close attention following planting. Provide with
adequate moisture. If transplanted and allowed
to become dry... It will die! Prefers acidic,
well-drained soils low in fertility full sun
very salt tolerant!! Can be pruned to the ground
and still flower PESTS Canker and root rot
USE Seashore plantings or areas with high
salt poor soils MISC. This plant has proven to
be invasive in the mid-west along rivers and
streams
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Stewartia pseudocamellia Japanese stewartia
SIZE Small to medium tree HABIT Pyramidal
to oval
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FOL Medium green in summer yellowish,
reddish, or purplish in fall
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BARK Outstanding!! Develops a muscle like
character. Outer bark fragments exfoliate to
reveal lighter inner bark
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FL. FR. White, cup-shaped, 2 across, flowers
have long filaments and orange anthers, in May
before leaves Fruit 1 oval, dry, lt. brown
5-valved capsule in fall
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CULTURE Difficult to transplant, small
container-grown plants or B B is best prefers
well drained, organic, acidic soils Prefer
shade during the hottest part of the day. PESTS
None serious USE Specimen, esp. in winter for
the bark MISC. Marginally hardy here in
Burlington, VT. The bark is exfoliating and
reveals a patchwork of cinnamons, tans, browns
and cream colors. Exceptional! A 4-season plant!
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Ulmus glabra CamperdowniiCamperdown elm
SIZE Small tree HABIT Low-branched tree with
rounded, broad crown height depends on graft
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FOL Medium green in summer yellow-green in
fall
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BARK Dark gray brown, twisting and contorting
in all directions.
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FL. FR. Fruit 1/2 round, papery-brown
samara in May (not showy)
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CULTURE Transplants readily MWDS full
sun PESTS Few (for elms) leaf gall graft
incompatibility USE Specimen MISC. Novelty
plant ideal for a small yard originally
discovered creeping on the ground at Camperdown
House, Dundee, Scotland around 1850
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Ilex verticillatawinterberry
SIZE Medium shrub HABIT Oval-rounded
forms a multistemmed clump
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FOL Dark green in summer no fall color
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BARK Dark gray to almost black on older stems.
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FL. FR. Dioecious! Flowers not showy Fruit
on female 1/4 bright red drupe in September
persists into winter
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• CULTURE Tolerates WET conditions prefers
  moist, acidic, high OM soils full sun to
  partial shade will sucker
• PESTS None serious
• USE Excellent in a mass, near water
  naturalizing attracts wildlife
• MISC. Many cultivars for fruit color (yellow,
  orange, red)

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Ilex verticillata Sunsplash
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Eleutherococcus sieboldianusfiveleaf aralia

• SIZE Medium shrub
• HABIT Upright (with pruning), otherwise an
  upright mound

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FOL Bright green in summer persist late into
fall no fall color
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FL. FR. Not showy
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CULTURE VERY tolerant of poor soils, pollution,
full sun or full shade tolerates pruning will
sucker PESTS None serious USE Urban plant
screen barrier (prickles) MISC. The cultivar,
Variegatus has a very nice, white-margined,
tropical looking leaf formerly Acanthopanax
sieboldianus
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Eleutherococcus sieboldianusVariegatus
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Viburnum carlesiiKoreanspice viburnum

• SIZE Small to medium shrub
• HABIT Rounded dense

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FOL Dull dark green and pubescent in summer
wine-red is possible in fall
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FL. FR. Flowers pinkish-red in bud, 1/2
across in 3 cymes in May (semi-snowball) Fruit
1/3 red-black egg-shaped drupe (not showy)
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CULTURE Prefers MWDS full sun to partial
shade prune AFTER flowering avoid grafted
plants PESTS None serious, resistant to
Viburnum leaf beetle USE Foundation plant
mixed shrub border MISC. Flowers very
fragrant!!
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Viburnum dentatumarrowwood viburnum

• SIZE Medium shrub
• HABIT Multistemmed dense
• and rounded

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FOL Lustrous dark green in summer mixed fall
color... yellow, red, purple
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FL. FR. Flowers white in 3 flat-topped
cyme in June Fruit 1/4 blue-black drupe in
September
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CULTURE Transplants readily very durable for
viburnums prefers MWDS, full sun to partial
shade tolerates salt suckers readily! PESTS
susceptible to Viburnum leaf beetle USE Hedges,
masses utilitarian attracts wildlife MISC.
NOT fragrant in flower! Selections need to be
made for fall color. Branches are long ,
straight, and resilient, and make excellent
arrows!
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Viburnum lantanawayfaringtree viburnum

• SIZE Medium shrub
• HABIT Multistemmed upright
• rounded

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FOL Dull dark bluish-green in summer poor
purplish-red fall color
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FL. FR. Flowers white in 4 flat-topped
cyme in May, no fragrance Fruit 1/3 yellow,
red, black drupe in September (quite showy)
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CULTURE Readily transplanted tolerates
alkaline and dry soils better than other
viburnums full sun to partial shade PESTS
resistant to Viburnum leaf beetle USE Hedges,
screens, massing borders MISC. A more compact
form is V. lantana Mohican
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Viburnum opulus RoseumEuropean snowballbush

• SIZE Medium shrub
• HABIT Upright, mounded

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FOL Dark green in summer inconsistent fall
color (yellow, red, purple)
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FL. FR. Flowers sterile, showy white
flowers clustered in a 3 diameter ball in May
Flowers turn slightly pink with age Fruit none
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CULTURE Soil adaptable very easy to grow
will NOT tolerate wet sites full sun to partial
shade PESTS Aphids leaf spot, susceptible to
Viburnum leaf beetle USE Edging shrub
border MISC. An old favorite in European and
US gardens known since the 16th century
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Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosumdoublefile
viburnum

• SIZE Medium shrub
• HABIT Horizontal branching in
• tiers

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FOL Dark green in summer reddish-purple in
fall
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FL. FR. Flower white, mix of fertile and
sterile flowers on a 4 flat-topped cyme in May
Fruit 1/3 red, black drupe in August
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CULTURE Requires MWDS does NOT tolerate
heavy, clay, poorly drained soils can be
severely pruned to rejuvenate PESTS None
serious leaf scorch can be a problem in hot,
dry sites resistant to Viburnum leaf
beetle USE Specimen, accent, foundation,
mass MISC. A beautiful plant in flower,
marginally hardy here (site in a protected
location!)
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Viburnum x rhytidophylloideslantanaphyllum
viburnum

• SIZE Medium shrub
• HABIT Upright, slightly spreading

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FOL Dark, leathery green in summer persist
into winter (no fall color)
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FL. FR. Flower creamy-white in 4
flat-topped cymes in May Fruit 1/3 red,
black drupe in September
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CULTURE Soil adaptable sun to partial shade
protect from wind PESTS None, resistant to
Viburnum leaf beetle USE Screen, hedge,
foundation plant MISC. Fruit can be showy,
selections need to be made! V. x
rhytidophylloides Alleghany is a superior
selection from a hybrid cross of V.
rhytidophyllum x V. lantana Mohican in 1953 and
resulted in darker green leaves, more flowers,
greater cold hardiness, more vigorous yet dense
and compact growth!
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Viburnum trilobumAmerican cranberry viburnum

• SIZE Medium shrub
• HABIT Upright and slightly spreading

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FOL Reddish new growth in spring lustrous,
medium green in summer yellow-red-purple in
fall
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FL. FR. Flowers white in 4 flat-topped
cymes in May Fruit 1/3 bright red, globose,
drupe in September (persists into winter)
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CULTURE Transplants readily prefers MWDS
sun to partial shade more adaptable than V.
opulus does NOT tolerate dry conditions PESTS
susceptible to Viburnum leaf beetle USE Screen
or informal hedge attracts wildlife MISC.
Fruit edible and made into jams and jellies.
Looks nearly identical to V. opulus
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Weigela floridaweigela

• SIZE Small to medium shrub
• HABIT Rounded with arching branches to the
  ground

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FOL Medium green in summer no fall color
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FL. FR. Flowers 1 funnel-shaped, rosy-pink
in June, axillary on old-wood Fruit
two-valved capsule (not showy)
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CULTURE Extremely adaptable prune after
flowering to maintain shape pollution
tolerant PESTS None serious USE Massing,
groups, shrub border MISC. Effective in
flower, nondescript out-of-flower many
cultivars Alexandra Wine and Rosesweigela
and Variegata Nana a compact, variegated form
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Weigela florida Nana Variegata
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Weigela florida Wine and Roses