Caricature Weigela. The best way I know to describe this cultivar is "intriguing," if what you like is the unusual. The leaves are slightly margined in cream white with the leaf itself being puckered and twisted in various forms. It flowers in late April and they open white and then begin to turn soft and then medium pink. Many times one will observe all color forms in the same cluster of blooms since they will open at different times. This plant was given to me by the J. C. Raulston Arboretum at NCSU in Raleigh, and to my understanding, this sport occurred there. Grow in full sun to light shade in well drained garden soil.
Zones 5-9
