Caprifoliaceae
Japanese weigela
Weigela japonica
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Weigela
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 日本锦带花, 半边月, 水马桑
- English
- Japanese weigela
- German
- Japanische Weigelie
Synonyms
- Diervilla japonica (Thunb.) DC.
- Diervilla versicolor Siebold & Zucc.
Photos
Photo: Blik, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mason Brock, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Japanese weigela: 日本錦帶花 Weigela japonica [維也納大學植物園 Vienna University Botanical Garden]](/plants/weigela-japonica/photos/da4fb08010719a82-l.webp)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KATHERINE WAGNER-REISS, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.