Weigela floribunda

Weigela floribunda (Siebold et Zucc.) K. Koch (syn.: Diervilla floribunda Siebold et Zucc.) (Japan) – A very rare escape from cultivation, probably persisting for some time but not really becoming naturalised. Recorded on a railway yard in Braine-le-Comte in 1991, probably as a relic of cultivation or garden throw-out. Discovered in small number on old city walls in Ieper in 2004, obviously self-sown. More or less persistent for some time but probably gone by now (no longer seen in 2009). Finally, also seen on a brick quay of Achtervisserij-canal in Gent in 2010 (a single self-sown specimen, close to a plantation).

Herbarium specimen

 Weigelia floribunda, Gent, Achtervisserij, old quay wall, May 2011, F. Verloove Weigelia floribunda, Gent, Achtervisserij, old quay wall, May 2011, F. Verloove

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith