Waldsteinia fragarioides
Barren strawberry is an ornamental, strawberry-like plant grown primarily as a ground cover. Although native to eastern North America, it is rare in Missouri where it is only known to occur on wooded slopes and ledges in several counties in the ... [... more]
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Waldsteinia ternata
Waldsteinia, which is also known as barren strawberry, is a compact plant grown primarily as a ground cover. Features strawberry-like, trifoliate leaves arranged in rosettes, 5-petaled, strawberry-like, yellow flowers and inedible fruit ... [... more]
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Weigela 'Courtalor' CARNAVAL
'Courtalor', commonly sold under the trade name of CARNAVAL, is a dense, rounded, deciduous weigela that typically grows to 3-5' tall and as wide. Funnel-shaped flowers (to 1.5" long) in shades of white, pink and red bloom in late spring to early ... [... more]
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Weigela 'Courtamon' FELINE
'Courtamon', commonly sold under the trade name of FELINE, is a dense, rounded, deciduous weigela that typically grows to 4-5' tall and to 5-7' wide. Funnel-shaped flowers emerge almost white, quickly maturing to pink and finally red. Flowers ... [... more]
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Weigela 'Dark Horse'
Good compact flowering and foliage shrub for smaller spaces. Specimen or group for shrub borders. Also effective as a low hedge. May be incorporated into a foundation planting. 'Dark Horse' is a compact, dark-leaved, pink-flowered version of the ... [... more]
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Weigela florida
Weigela florida is native to N. China, Korea and Japan. It is a dense, rounded, deciduous shrub that typically grows to 6-10' tall and may spread over time to as much as 12' wide. Branching is somewhat coarse, and branches on mature shrubs tend ... [... more]
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Weigela florida 'Alexandra' WINE AND ROSES
This weigela cultivar is a densely-rounded deciduous shrub which typically grows 4-5' tall with a slightly larger spread. It is primarily grown for its profuse reddish-pink spring flowers and its purple foliage. Reddish-pink, funnel-shaped ... [... more]
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Weigela florida 'Dropmore Pink'
'Dropmore Pink' is a dense, rounded, deciduous shrub that typically grows to 4-6' tall and as wide. Funnel-shaped rose-pink flowers bloom in late spring to early summer. Elliptic to obovate, dark green leaves (to 4" long) retain good color ... [... more]
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Weigela florida 'Elvera' MIDNIGHT WINE
Good flowering and foliage plant for small spaces. Specimen, group or mass for foregrounds of perennial or shrub borders. Also effective as a low hedge. May be incorporated into a foundation planting. 'Elvera' MIDNIGHT WINE is a dwarf version of ... [... more]
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Weigela florida 'Tango'
This weigela cultivar is a compact, densely-rounded deciduous shrub which typically grows 2-2.5' tall with a slightly larger spread. It is primarily grown for its compact size (one of the smallest of the weigelas), profuse spring flowers and ... [... more]
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Weigela florida 'White Knight'
A deciduous, densely rounded shrub growing to 5' tall which is primarily grown for its profuse, late spring flowering. Bloom occurs singly or in clusters all along the branches of the previous year's growth, frequently covering the entire shrub ... [... more]
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Weigela 'Minuet'
Purplish-red with yellow throat 'Minuet' is a dense, rounded, deciduous weigela that is noted for its dwarf size, purple tinged foliage and purplish red flowers with yellow throats. It typically grows to only 3' tall and spreads to 3-4' wide. The ... [... more]
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