Weigela All Summer Red ('Slingco1') (PBR) (All Summer Series)
weigela or weigelia
This is a wonderful deciduous shrub that just keeps on giving. The funnel-shaped flowers are a lush shade of red and they...
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Plant description
This is a wonderful deciduous shrub that just keeps on giving. The funnel-shaped flowers are a lush shade of red and they usually start appearing in mid-spring. The display does not skip a beat, but intensifies in early summer and continues all the way through to mid-autumn. It is compact enough for a pot, but you will also want to dot a few of these in the border. It is a must if you want strong colour over a really long period in summer.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun / light shade
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Weigela All Summer Red ('Slingco1') (PBR) (All Summer Series):
Once established remove one or two of the older stems to the base in late summer, cutting back the flowered stems to strong shoots below the spent flowers.
Please note:
This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
Early-flowering summer shrubs
Many of the earlier-flowering summer shrubs make good partners for shrub roses. They tend to be in the same colour range: sometimes flowering just before and sometimes with the main flush, but often fragrantly. Abelia, Deutzias and Kolkwitzias fall into t
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