Weigela have been grown in british gardens for over 170 years since they first arrived from china since then various new varieties have been developed by expert horticulturalists weigela 39black and white39 is a plant that really stands out from the crowd it has dark green foliage that gets a purple tinge as the summer rolls on as do the stems this provides a fantastic contrast to the ice white fragrant tubular flowers that fill this compact shrub from may onwards it s a great pla