weigela

Meaning

1. 1nouncountablebiology

   A hardy garden shrub from East Asia that has funnel-shaped pink, red or white flowers in late spring.

   Grammar: Countable: two weigelas, or sometimes weigela is used as a mass noun in gardening.

   Patterns

   • plant a weigela
   • a weigela hedge

   The weigela by the gate is covered in pink flowers.

   We pruned the weigela after it finished flowering.

   A weigela is easy to grow in most soils.

Word forms

Common combinations

flowering weigela

The flowering weigela attracted bees.

prune a weigela

Prune a weigela just after it blooms.

dwarf weigela

A dwarf weigela suits a small garden.

pink weigela

The pink weigela stood out against the fence.

Synonyms and how they differ

shrub

Shrub is the broad category, while weigela is one specific type.

lilac

Lilac is another spring-flowering shrub but has clustered, scented blooms.

forsythia

Forsythia flowers earlier and is yellow, while weigela blooms in pink or red.

Word family

shrub noun

a woody plant smaller than a tree

weigelas noun

more than one weigela

deciduous adjective

losing leaves in autumn

Commonly confused: weigela or wigwam?

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