Weigela × fujisanensis var. fujisanensis

Japanese name: フジサンシキウツギ （富士三色空木）
Scientific name: Weigela × fujisanensis var. fujisanensis

[Overview]
A deciduous tree that is a hybrid of Yabu-utsugi and Nishiki-utsugi.
It is found around Mt. Fuji, where Yabu-utsugi and Nishiki-utsugi grow together, and its characteristics are intermediate between the two.
Leaves are simple, opposite and elliptic.
Both surfaces of the leaf are hairy, especially along the veins of the underside.
The leaf margins are serrated.
The leaf stalk is short.
Corymbs arise from the leaf axils and branch tips, each bearing 2–3 deep red to pinkish red flowers.
The corolla is funnel-shaped with 5 lobes at the tip.
The fruit is a slender cylindrical capsule.

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