Japanese weigela

This is 'Nishiki-Utsugi' or Japanese weigela. The botanical name is Weigela decora.







'Hakone-Utsugi' is very similar to this... I cannot distinguish these two. However, 'Hakone-Utsugi' grows near seashores, while 'Nishiki-Utsugi' can be seen in mountains. So I believe this is 'Nishiki-Utsugi'!


The Japanese version of this article is here!
http://fanblogs.jp/aryarya/archive/122/0

Japanese character(s) (kanji)
* Nishiki-Utsugi : 二色空木
* Hakone-Utsugi : 箱根空木