Golden Plains Greenhouse
  • Home
  • Our Plants
    • Annuals
    • Basket Stuffers
    • Flowering Vines
    • Trailing Foliage
    • Upright Foliage
    • Perennials
    • Vegetables & Fruits
    • Herbs
    • Fruit Shrubs
    • Fruit Trees
    • Ornamental Shrubs
    • Evergreens & Conifers
    • Seeds & Bulbs
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Blog

Bloom of the Week: Red Prince Weigela

7/1/2015

0 Comments

 
Picture
Picture
Red Prince Weigela are highly prized for their dark pink to red flowers. These blooms are out from late spring all through summer and appear in clusters against a backdrop of dense, medium-green foliage. The blooms attract hummingbirds like magnets! 

Weigela is a tough and easy deciduous flowering shrub. For best flowering and growth, provide these shrubs with full to partial sun and average to fertile soil with good drainage. They look super in mixed borders or as hedges. Prune them back to strong new side shoots in summer after they bloom. Shearing them destroys their natural arching habit.

When planting the Red Prince weigela, there are a few things to keep in mind:
  • First, clean up the planting site. Remove any rocks, leaves, twigs, weeds and other debris. Spread a 2 in. deep layer of compost over the ground with a rake. Mix the compost into the top 10 to 12 inches of soil, this probably best done with a rototiller, but you can also do it with a garden fork.
  • Next, dig a hole twice as wide as and equal in depth to your Red Price weigela's root ball. Keep in mind it's probably best to space the shrubs 6 ft. away from everything (other plants, buildings, etc.).
  • Remove the weigela from its container or root ball wrappings and cut off any dead, brown to black, broken or mushy roots with a pair of pruning shears. Cut through roots growing in circles around the root ball.
  • Place the weigela in the center of the planting hole. Fill the hole halfway with soil, tamping it down firmly around the root ball. Fill the hole entirely with water from a garden hose. Allow the water to drain down through the soil. Fill the hole with additional soil, tamping it down around the roots. Do not overfill the hole or bury the weigela deeper than it was previously growing.
  • Build up a 4 in. mound of soil around the weigela, 18-24 in. away from the main stem. Fill the resulting reservoir with water. Wait for the water to drain down through the soil. Sprinkle additional soil onto any depressions created by the draining water. Do not tamp the extra soil down, because doing so would overly compact the wet soil.
  • Spread a 2 in. deep layer of bark mulch over the planting site. Keep the mulch 4-6 in. away from the weigela's main stem to prevent it from rotting.
  • Water the weigela when the top 1-2 in. of soil become dry. Do not allow the soil to dry out completely or become soggy. If possible, maintain this watering schedule during the first year of growth.

0 Comments

    Author

    Hello! My name is Lee Ann and I am the daughter-in-law to the Giesbrechts. I have learnt much about gardening from helping out in the greenhouse, but I hope that through writing this blog, I will learn more and be able to share the things I have learnt with you!

    Archives

    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    May 2017
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    May 2014
    April 2014

    Categories

    All
    Bloom Of The Week
    Garden Pests
    Tips & Such

    RSS Feed

    Follow

Shopping

Our Plants
Our Goods

Company

Contact Us

hours

Monday to Friday
9am to 9pm

Saturday
9am to 5pm

Sunday
Closed

May Long Weekend Hours
Sunday 12pm to 4pm
​Monday 9am to 9pm
© COPYRIGHT 2015. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.