Weigela praecox 'Korean Sunrise'
Common name: 
Korean Sunrise Weigela
Pronunciation: 
wy-JEE-la PRE-koks (PRAY-koks)
Family: 
Caprifoliaceae
Genus: 
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Deciduous shrub, to 5-6 ft with an equal spread, dense, arching, eventually to the ground.  Flowers funnel-shaped, about 2.5 cm long, singly or several in axillary clusters, pink, touch of pale yellow in the throat, blooms in spring and sporadically during the summer.
  • Sun and light shade
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 4
  • Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden.
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  • plant habit, start of flowering

    plant habit, start of flowering

  • flowers and leaves

    flowers and leaves