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																			About 
																			the 
																			Weigela 
																			- 
																			Variegated 
																			:
																			 
																			The 
																			Variegated 
																			Wiegela, 
																			Weigela 
																			florida 
																			'Variegata', 
																			has 
																			a 
																			compact 
																			habit, 
																			growing 
																			4-6' 
																			high 
																			and 
																			wide. 
																			It 
																			has 
																			grey 
																			leaves 
																			with 
																			yellow/cream 
																			fringes, 
																			and 
																			dark 
																			pink 
																			flowers. 
																			This 
																			deciduous 
																			shrub 
																			is 
																			grown 
																			for 
																			its 
																			showy 
																			bell-shaped 
																			flowers 
																			and 
																			spreading, 
																			arching 
																			growth 
																			habit. 
																			Leaves 
																			are 
																			dark 
																			green, 
																			oval 
																			and 
																			tapered, 
																			to 
																			2.5 
																			inches 
																			long. 
																			Dark 
																			pink 
																			flowers 
																			with 
																			pale 
																			pink-white 
																			interiors, 
																			to 1 
																			1/4 
																			inches 
																			long 
																			are 
																			produced 
																			in 
																			corymbs 
																			on 
																			short 
																			lateral 
																			twigs 
																			on 
																			previous 
																			years 
																			growth 
																			in 
																			late 
																			spring 
																			to 
																			early 
																			summer. 
																			Flowers 
																			are 
																			attractive 
																			to 
																			hummingbirds. 
																			Very 
																			nice 
																			in a 
																			mixed 
																			shrub 
																			border. |