Weigela All Summer Peach ('Slingpink'PBR) (All Summer Series)
weigela [All Summer Peach]
A small, compact shrub to 75cm tall with dark green leaves that are flushed purplish when young, and salmon- to peach-pink flowers from mid-spring to autumn
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Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
10–20 yearsUltimate spread
0.5–1 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Orange Pink | Green Purple | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Orange Pink | Green Purple | ||
| Autumn | Orange Pink | Green Purple | ||
| Winter |
Position
- Full shade
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or East–facing or West–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
Trade
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
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Low Maintenance
- Flower borders and beds
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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