Weigela Bristol Ruby Shrubs
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Weigela shrubs
These attractive deciduous shrubs are much admired for their colourful clusters of tubular flowers, usually in shades of white, pink or red and very occasionally yellow, which appear from May to July, sometimes flowering again later in the season. Weigela Bristol Ruby is one of the most important of the species with numerous cultivars and is a popular variety with vibrant ruby-red foxglove shaped flowers. Another favoured species is Weigela florida Variegata with pale pink flowers borne on elegant arching stems atop attractive cream edged green foliage.
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Weigela shrubs
Weigela is a genus of very pretty, flowering shrubs all of which are native to the woodlands of eastern Asia. Discovered by a German scientist called Christian Ehrenfried von Weigel, Weigela were first imported to western Europe and namely Great Britain in the mid-19th century, thereafter as Japan and other close nations subsequently opened up to foreigners they began to be more widely searched by botanists and other explorers and many more Weigela species were found. There are 2 national collections of Weigela, one in Britain in Sheffield and one in Germany in Buckow.
Weigela are brilliant as back of border shrubs or even as an informal hedge since they are easy to grow in most soils in sun or partial shade and will even tolerate a certain amount of pollution so are good in urban situations. As hedging Weigela will grow to heights from 120-200cm at a rate of about 30-40cm per year and we would recommend 3-4 plants per metre to give a good dense hedge.
Will tolerate sun or partial shade. Trim after flowering to encourage repeat blooms.