Appearance
"Weigela subsessilis" is a deciduous, broad-leaved, shrubs, which grows from 2~3 meters tall. The species usually coexists with azaleas or royal azaleas, or sometimes clusters itself. It prefers sandy soil, which helps them survive also in barren land.
Naming
The genus name, "Weigela", is named after the German scientist Christian Ehrenfried Weigel. The species epithet, "subsessilis", is from the term subsessile, which means "nearly, but not quite sessile." The root, "sessilis" is derived from Latin, which means low, dwarf in plants.A cultivar with buttery-yellow flowers is known as "Canary Weigela".
The Korean name of the species is '병꽃나무', which means "bottle-flower tree." In 1918, the Japanese botanist Nakai gave it this name, as the flowers seemed to look like plain, traditional Korean bottles, which were usually made from gourds.
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