Weigela Hedge Plants Description

Weigela is a flowering deciduous shrub that is popular for its masses of vibrant pink flowers that bloom in spring, lasting into the summer months, as well as its striking cream and mid-green foliage. It's a highly prolific flowerer, making Weigela a truly show-stopping hedge.

Weigela is a relatively slow-growing plant, with a growth rate of around 20cm - 40cm per year, so it can take some time to grow into a hedge, but with a little patience it does make a truly beautiful informal garden hedge. Weigela also works well as a border shrub, offering year-round interest and attracting bumblebees and butterflies when its flowers are in blossom.

Loved by novice gardeners and busy people alike, Weigela is incredibly low-maintenance as it is easy to grow and maintain. It grows well in all soil types, although it should be well-drained and fertile. Although it thrives in the sun, Weigela can also tolerate partial shade, and grows well in both exposed or sheltered locations.

You’ll see our recommended planting densities for each size and root type listed in the product grid. We suggest that you use these as a guide, taking into consideration how long you’re willing to wait to see your finished hedge. As a rough indication bare roots can be planted at anything from 3 to 7 per metre and cell grown between 4 and 6 - the higher densities here would need to be planted in a double staggered row or zig-zag.

For more information on planting distances please see our planting density advice section.

Weigela responds well to hard renovative pruning where necessary and should be pruned immediately after flowering in late spring/summer. Pruning at this time will ensure that next year's flower growth will develop in abundance as Weigela flowers develop on the new wood that grows from summer onwards.

If your Weigela plant does not bloom well, it may be that pruning has not been sufficient the previous year or that the wood is too old and thick. In this case, you can rejuvenate the plant by cutting the larger, thicker stems back quite severely to their base to encourage new wood to grow. The best time to do this is January to February when the plant is dormant but not in freezing conditions.

Plants that have not been sufficiently pruned for a number of years and are made up mostly of wood 1 inch in thickness or bigger benefit from being cut back all round to around 4-5" above the soil line after which they can re-establish. This can take a year or two so patience is required. The end result however will be a renewed, healthier plant with more abundant flowers and a good basis for growth year on year as long as regular seasonal pruning is undertaken.

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There are some exceptions to the standard delivery pricing structure, which relate to deliveries to more remote areas, overseas, or extremely tall plants requiring specialist delivery - for more information see the Delivery Information Page. (Please note that due to new Brexit rules, we are currently unable to export to both Northern and Southern Ireland.)

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