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.
‘April Snow’ is a white flowered cultivar. It was grown at Bluebird Nursery in Clarkson, Nebraska from seed collected by the Nursery owner, Harlan Hamernik, from the Wutai Shan Mountains in northern Shanxi Province in China. As suggested by the cultivar name, this is an early blooming shrub with snow white flowers which bloom in April. US plant patent PP20006 applies to this cultivar.
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.