If you are looking for low-maintenance shrubs that won't disappoint when it comes to summer, weigela is the plant to grow.

Description: A deciduous, spring-blooming shrub with trumpet-shaped flowers, Weigela florida is a common garden species native to Japan. This member of the honeysuckle family spreads 6 to 9 feet ...

Q: I have a weigela bush that I pruned back after it was done blooming in late spring. But it's grown a lot and is too big now for my liking. Can I trim it again in the fall or won't it bloom if I do?

WEIGELA IS A hardy, drought-tolerant, low-maintenance shrub famous for prolific displays of tubular, inch-long flowers in spring. Despite the fact that the blossoms on these members of the ...

Q: What would you recommend I use for fertilizer on my weigela shrub? A: Usually nothing. Weigelas normally do fine pulling the needed nutrients out of even moderately decent soil, especially if ...

Q: I planted several weigela shrubs in front of the house 18 years ago. My neighbors’ vinca has invaded that area. We have a bunch of pretty, large blue rocks and a lot of Mexican pebble rock ...

My Wine & Roses Weigela shrubs are leafing out only about 5 % throughout the shrubs. They have been established for about 9 years on the south side of the house. A friend in my community is also ...

Question: Due to recent mild weather I have a problem. I pruned my weigela just after flowering. Now it has flowered again! Do I prune it now or leave it till later? I suspect that if I do prune ...

Q: Does weigela grow well in Houston? One nursery classifies it for zones up to 9, however, most nurseries say it's suitable for zones up to 8. — K.O., Houston A: This spring-flowering shrub ...

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