WeigelaWeigelian.
/wʌɪˈdʒiːlə//wʌɪˈdʒiːlɪə/ Botany.
A genus of caprifoliaceous shrubs from China and Japan cultivated for its flowers, now commonly merged in Diervilla; a plant of this genus.
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1846 Jrnl. Hort. Soc. 1 66 A Weigela..from the North of China.
1850 G. Glenny Hand-bk. Flower Garden 210 Weigela. A very handsome hardy deciduous shrub, adapted for planting against ornamental walls.
1875 W. Cory Lett. & Jrnls. (1897) 384 Weigelia is out in glory.
1882 Garden 18 Mar. 184/2 All the Weigelas delight in a good, free soil.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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