Abstract
Weigela are hardy and easily grown shrubs, growing to an average height of 2 m. They have decorative flowers in June, and vary from white through pink to red. This small genus belongs to the family Caprifoliaceae. Present cultivars result from crossing between species native from Eastern Asia such as W. florida, W. coraensis, W. praecox, W. hortensis, and W. japonica, introduced into Europe from the middle of the 19th century, so that original species are no longer in cultivation and the exact origin of most cultivars is difficult to assess.
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Duron, M., Decourtye, L. (1990). In Vitro Variation in Weigela . In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Somaclonal Variation in Crop Improvement I. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02636-6_27
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