Weigela
- Height × spread
- 0.5m – 2.5m × 0.7m – 4m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
Generally available in late Spring & Autumn
Many plants are seasonal. Call 01234 567890 to check current stock.
About this plant
A beautiful yet easy going shrub, reliably adding late spring colour and year round structure to the garden. A magnet for bees in late spring and early summer, its trumpet-shaped blooms come in white, pink, red or purple. The foliage is green with some purple or variegated forms. Dwarf forms are ideal for small spaces and pots, others reach 2m, for back of a border. There's one for every garden.
- Flower colour
- Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Black, Brown, Green, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, some varieties
- Shape
- Bell, Dome
- Height
- 0.5m – 2.5m
- Spread
- 0.7m – 4m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Scented garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, likes part shade, likes light shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover, Structural, Architectural, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Bee attraction
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Planting & general
Outdoors
Water some varieties differently
Some plants within this genus have additional requirements for water. It is best to look up your specific plant, or the species it belongs to for watering guidance.
Planting
Prune after flowering
When the plant has flowered, cut all the flowered shoots back to healthy buds that are lower on the stems. When the plant is established, take out a quarter of the oldest branches to the ground at this time.
Found in
More Weigela
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Weigela All Summer Red = 'Slingco 1'
Weigela Black and White = 'Courtacad1'
Weigela Briant Rubidor = 'Olympiade'
Weigela florida 'Alexandra'
Old fashioned weigela
Weigela florida Monet = 'Verveig'
Weigela 'Bristol Snowflake'