Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6', 6-12'

 

Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Bronze, Dark Green, Red

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Fast, Moderate

 

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Shrub Border, Foundation, Walls / Fences

 

Special Uses

Hedge, Screen, Mass Planting, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Weigela are a group of shrubs characterized by their rounded, arching habit, tubular flowers, and attractively colored foliage. As a rule, they are rounded, with an arching to spreading habit, but size is dependent on cultivar, with shrubs as small as 3 feet to ones as large as 10 to 12 feet. Leaves are simple, finely serrated, and green to red to bronze, depending on cultivar. Flowers appear in May to June, are tubular, and range from white through every conceivable pink, to dark ruby red. Use in foundation or shrub borders, mass planting, or as hedges or screens.

Grow in well drained soil, preferably a loamy mix, in full sun to part shade (red-leafed forms will maintain better leaf color in full sun). Otherwise, its very adaptable. If pruning is necessary, do so after flowering, and to prevent it from becoming a twiggy blob, prune selectively, or every few years prune to renovate (see Guides).