Northern China, Korea, and Japan
"This plant is attractive to hummingbirds. Minimal insect and disease damage. It may be damaged by deer." [1]
"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." [2]
A popular ornamental plant.
[1] Weigela florida. (n.d.). Retrieved January 06, 2021, from https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/weigela-florida/
[2] Duron, M., & Decourtye, L. (1990). In vitro variation in Weigela. In Somaclonal Variation in Crop Improvement I (pp. 606-623). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
