Weigela 'Red Prince'
weigela 'Red Prince'
'Red Prince' is a compact, bushy, deciduous shrub growing to 1.5m tall with green, oval leaves. Narrow, bright red to dark pink tubular flowers, attractive to bees, are borne in late spring and early summer
Size
Ultimate height
1–1.5 metresTime to ultimate height
10–20 yearsUltimate spread
1–1.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Pink Red | Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pink Red | Green | ||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full shade
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
North–facing or West–facing or South–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Weigela are bushy deciduous shrubs with simple, ovate leaves and small clusters of funnel-shaped white, yellow, pink or red flowers on short side shoots in late spring and summer
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Easy to grow in most moist but well-drained fertile soils in sun or partial shade
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer, semi-hardwood cuttings in summer or hardwood cuttings in late autumn and winter
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Wildlife gardens
- Flower borders and beds
- Hedging and screens
Pruning
Pruning group 2. Responds well to hard renovative pruning
Pests
May be susceptible to leaf and bud eelworms, capsid bug and brown scale
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus
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