Culture
Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Needs full sun for best flowering and foliage color, but will tolerate very light shade. Prune to shape immediately after flowering.
Noteworthy Characteristics
Weigela is a genus of about 12 species of deciduous shrubs from East Asia. They are grown for their showy spring flowers.
The genus name Weigela honors Christian Ehrenfried Weigel (1748-1831), German professor at the University of Geifswald.
'Black Magic' grows as a low mounded shrub with elliptic to oblong to obovate, burgundy-greenish foliage that holds its color throughout the growing season. It has clusters of deep pink, trumpet-shaped flowers with yellow anthers along the branches in spring. 'Black Magic' grows 1 to 1.5 ft. tall and 1.5 to 2 ft. wide.
Problems
No serious insect or disease problems.
Uses
Good flowering and foliage shrub. Specimen or group for shrub borders. Also effective as a hedge. May be incorporated into a foundation planting.