About
This large, elegant, deciduous shrub about 5m tall, with broadly eliptic, pointed dark green leaves, and white buds open to small, bell-shaped, scented white or pale rose flowers deepening to carmine and flowering in early summer.
About the genus
Weigela are bushy deciduous shrubs with simple, ovate leaves and small clusters of funnel-shaped white, yellow, pink or red flowers on short side shoots in late spring and summer
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun, Partial shade
Soil typeChalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
AspectEast-facing, South-facing, West-facing
ExposureExposed, Sheltered
UK hardinessH6
Plant details
Plant typeShrubs
HabitBushy
FoliageDeciduous
Height4-8 metres
Spread4-8 metres
Time to full height10-20 years
Suggested usesCottage and informal garden
FragranceFlower
Care notes
CultivationGrow in moist but well-drained fertile soils in sun or partial shade
PruningPruning group 2 in midsummer after flowering. Responds well to pruning, renovate in early spring
PropagationPropagate by softwood cuttings in early summer, semi-ripe cuttings in midsummer or hardwood cuttings in late autumn and winter
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to leaf and bud eelworms, capsid bug and brown scale
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to honey fungus