Plant guide
Weigela
Weigela florida
Weigela is considered non-toxic to cats. This flowering shrub adds color to a garden border; smaller cultivars may suit containers.
Non-toxic does not mean edible. Eating plant material can still upset your cat’s stomach.
What this guide covers: Weigela florida only. Confirm the botanical label; a photograph cannot identify a visitor’s specimen.
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Plant identity
- Scientific name
- Weigela florida
- Scope
- Species
- Family
- Not recorded
- Also known as
- No reviewed aliases available
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How to grow this plant
Weigela florida only; the light and water categories summarize the cited growing guidance.
- Light
- Sunny position
Full sun gives the strongest flowering; light shade is tolerated.
- Watering
- Keep evenly moist
Grow in moist, well-drained soil.
- Temperature
- Temperature range not yet established
A preferred numerical growing range was not established in the reviewed source.
- Potting
- It accepts several soil textures, including clay, if drainage is adequate.
- Through the year
- Prune after flowering because flowers develop on older wood.
Growing-guide sources
- Weigela florida - Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗NC State Extension · Accessed 2026-10-17
Exact named species; garden conditions are not relabeled as indoor requirements.
Growing advice reviewed 2026-10-17. Plant safety is assessed separately.
Reviewed safety information
- Toxic principle
- Not recorded in the reviewed evidence
- Reported signs
- Not recorded in the reviewed evidence
Missing information is unknown. It should not be interpreted as an absence of risk.
Safe alternatives
No verified alternative recommendations are available for this guide.
Sources & review
- Weigela: plant safety reference ↗Veterinary Poisons Information Service · Accessed
Listed by the source as Weigela species. VPIS covers Weigela species and Cats Protection lists Weigela among safe outdoor plants for cats. NC State identifies W. florida; this guide applies those group assessments only to the named species.
- Pet-safe plants ↗Veterinary Poisons Information Service · Accessed 2026-10-17
- Weigela florida: botanical identity ↗NC State Extension · Accessed 2026-10-17
VPIS covers Weigela species and Cats Protection lists Weigela among safe outdoor plants for cats. NC State identifies W. florida; this guide applies those group assessments only to the named species.
- Weigela: supporting reference ↗Cats Protection · Accessed 2026-10-17
- Weigela: supporting reference ↗NC State Extension · Accessed 2026-10-17
Safety last reviewed .