| Garden Weigela |
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| File size | 488635 |
| Original date | 6/11/16 9:51 AM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 108.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 5.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Weigela hortensis Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
Garden Weigela is a tall multi-stemmed deciduous shrub, growing to 2-3 m
in cultivation. It is named after German scientist Christian Ehrenfried
Weigel. Oppositely arranged leaves are ovate-elliptic, 4-11 cm
long, base heart-shaped, tip tapering to blunt. Beautiful pink flowers are
borne at the end of branches or in leaf axils. Flowers are bell-shaped to
funnel-shaped, 2.5-3.5 cm long. Fruit is a leathery cylindrical capsule 2
cm long, pointing up on the branches. Garden Weigela is native to Japan,
cultivated in Kashmir valley. Flowering: May-July.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh | Photographed in Sikkim & Kashmir. |
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