Melinda Myers

Weigela

Botanical Name

Weigela florida

Min Zone

4

Max Zone

8

Height

2 to 9 feet

Width

2 to 12 feet

Flowers

Spring: 1 to 2 inch long, tubular to funnel-shaped; pinks, white, red

Fruit

Dry capsule, not ornamentally significant

Light

Full sun

Soil

Moist, well-drained

Planting & Care

• Soil pH adaptable
• Will tolerate light shade, but flower production will be deminished
• Plant bare-root weigela in the spring before growth begins
• Transplant container stock throughout the growing season
• Mulch the soil around Weigela to conserve moisture and reduce weed problems
• Pollution tolerant
• Flowers on old wood, prune after flowering
• Weigelas are prone to winter dieback, remove any dead wood as it is discovered
• Rejuvenate overgrown older plants by pruning back to the ground

Problems

None serious

Varieties

• Midnight Wine - dark burgundy foliage, pink flowers, compact 18 to 24 inches tall by 24 inches wide
• Wine and Roses - dark burgundy foliage, pink flowers, 4 to 5 feet tall
• Pink Poppet - pink flowers, 2 feet tall
• Bristol Snowflake - white flowers
• Variegata - green leaves rimmed with pale yellow to white edges
• Minuet - dark, ruby red flowers with lilac-purple lobes and yellow throat, dark green purple tinged leaves
• My Monet - lovely variegated foliage of pink, white and green; deep pink flowers, 12 to 18 inches tall
• Sonic Bloom Series - Pearl Sonic Bloom sports white flowers with yellow throats maturing to pink, Pink Sonic Bloom has pink flowers, Red Sonic Bloom has lipstick red flowers