Weigela

Description

BLACK AND WHITE® is a compact, spreading, deciduous shrub with ovate to narrowly elliptic, purple- to bronze-flushed, dark green leaves and clusters of fragrant, funnel-shaped, white flowers with purple haze from late spring into summer. BLACK AND WHITE® should be planted in pots or in small borders, together with perennials and low shrubs. It prefers a sunny position, but tolerates light shade.

Bronze Medal at PLANTARIUM 2009 (Boskoop – NETHERLANDS)

Key Features

• Small shrub with surprising contrasts: white flowers on dark foliage.
• valued for its compact and dwarf form and for the contrast between its dark foliage and white flowers.
• Should be planted in pots or in small borders, together with perennials and low shrubs.
• Only light pruning after the flowering season is necessary.