Weigela In Early Spring

Ken revisits a rejuvenated weigela early in the spring.

Weigela in early spring. Pruning at this time will give your weigela the opportunity to put on plenty of new growth. Available in many shapes and sizes there is sure to be a weigela to fit your needs. Loads of hot pink flowers in may are followed by waves of blooms until frost. Next year s flowers will develop on this year s new growth.

Prune back to a healthy set of lateral shoots which will allow for vigorous growth and flower buds for next season. Weigela bushes are old time favorites albeit on a tier or two below lilacs azaleas and rhododendrons in name recognition. Keep reading to learn more about how to prune weigela shrubs. Transplanting is notoriously difficult for established weigela shrubs because of the.

Trimming shoots too early or too late will result in either few flowers or none at all. Weigela is an old staple for any shrub border. Prune roots for compact rootball. Weigela is an old staple for any shrub border.

But it can be a little confusing when trying to figure out how and when to trim weigela shrubs. These shrubs took a back seat for a while in popularity until new cultivars fueled the comeback that they are presently enjoying. Old fashioned weigela weigela florida and its many cultivars are deciduous shrubs with arching stems that burst with sprays of tubular red pink or white blooms in late spring. It has suffered another hard winter and isn t doing as well as hoped.

When to replant weigela when to transplant. Sonic bloom is a registered trademark of the syngenta company. Flowering occurs during late spring through to early summer. Thanks to new weigela innovations the plant is coming back into the spotlight.

Sonic bloom weigela are the strongest rebloomers ever seen in weigela. Remove any dead branches in early spring when the shrub is starting to leaf out. Prune weigela in the late fall or early spring. Most deciduous shrubs including weigela transplant best in early spring or late fall.

Ken discusses options for further attempts at rejuvenating the. Since weigela blooms on the previous year s growth any other pruning and shaping should wait until after spring flowering. You can prune the weigela before it blooms to promote more flowers this year or after it blooms to promote stronger growth during the next blooming season. Prune your weigela plant after the threat of frost is over sometime in the late fall or early spring.