Weigela Hortensis 谷空木（タニウツギ）

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The weigela (Weigela hortensis) is native to Japan and can be found across the country, flowering generally from May to July. The pink flowers surrounded by its green leaves are so beautiful.   

Despite such pretty pink color, weigela branches and stems were used in Japan to make chopsticks for a post-cremation ritual where family members pick up and transfer bone fragments from a cremation tray into an urn using such chopsticks. For that, weigela is still avoided in some areas. Wow, I've lived in Japan for many years but didn't know that.

Weigela can produce white flowers (which I've never seen) and its autumn leaves are as gorgeous as the flowers! (Scroll down!)

2025/4/29

2025/4/29

Weigela Coraeensis 箱根空木（ハコネウツギ）

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Weigela coraeensis is native to, and can be found across, Japan. The plant produces flowers from May to July. The flowers change from white to pale pink, then to reddish purple, which is why the weigela means "fickleness" in the Japanese floriography.

2024/5/5

2021/5/21

Weigela Florida 大紅空木

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Weigela florida is native to China and Korea but can be found in Japan. The plant produces flowers in late spring as weigela coraeensis does. The two weigelas resemble each other and both change the flower color but there is a clear difference. Weigela florida changes from deep pink to white while weigela coraeensis from white to reddish purple. Some weigela florida have variegated leaves.  

2021/5/2

2021/5/2

2021/5/2