Weigela Ebony And Ivory Hedging
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Weigela Ebony and Ivory
Weigela Ebony and Ivory shrubs are the ideal plant for almost any garden style from contemporary to traditional. With their unique foliage of a rich dark green that turns a deep ruby plum colour as Summer progresses, they deliver an abundance of elegant, red throated, white trumpet flowers in early Summer that contrast beautifully with the dark leaves and are very popular with bees. These are smashing little plants that have a graceful, arching, spreading habit.
With their old-fashioned charm, and hugely popular due to their striking foliage, Weigela Ebony and Ivory are very versatile and look wonderful planted towards the front of a border with paler plants such as Achillea, Lychnis or Alchemilla Mollis as a contrasting backdrop. Alternatively, they are very happy in pots and containers or planted to gently curve over the edge of raised beds. Very easy to grow, Weigela Ebony and Ivory are also ideal for an unusual low flowering hedge.
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We deliver these plants to you in the pots they are grown in, because there is no root disturbance they can delivered and planted all year round with excellent results.
Low maintenance, Weigela Ebony and Ivory ground cover can be planted in any fertile, well drained soil. They are pretty drought resistant once established but are happiest with a regular supply of water during dry summers, though try to avoid the soil becoming waterlogged. For best results plant them in full sun (they will tolerate semi-shade but may produce less flowers). Deadhead after flowering to encourage repeat blooms and prune in mid-late Summer, (as Weigela blooms on last years’ growth it is recommended to wait until after flowering), removing one or two of the older stems to the base and cutting back the flowered stems to strong shoots below the spent flowers.
How to grow Weigela Ebony and Ivory
Position: Full Sun/partial shade
Foliage: Deciduous
Soil and site: Fertile, well drained
Flowering time: May to June
Growth rate: Moderate to fast
Ultimate height and spread: 50cm with an average spread up to 80cm
Hardiness: Hardy
Aftercare: Water well until established, avoiding soil becoming waterlogged. Deadhead after flowering to encourage repeat blooms and prune in mid- late Summer after flowering, removing one or two of the older stems to the base and cutting back the flowered stems to strong shoots below the spent flowers.
