Pink Princess Weigela

Description:

A stunning spring-flowering shrub, featuring showy pink trumpet-shaped flowers, attracts hummingbirds; recedes into the background the rest of the year, somewhat coarse and open in habit, good for general garden use; needs full sun

Ornamental Features:

Pink Princess Weigela is clothed in stunning clusters of pink trumpet-shaped flowers with lavender overtones along the branches in late spring. It has forest green foliage throughout the season. The pointy leaves do not develop any appreciable fall colour. The fruit is not ornamentally significant. The smooth gray bark is not particularly outstanding.

Landscape Attributes:

Pink Princess Weigela is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a shapely form and gracefully arching branches. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.

This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It is a good choice for attracting hummingbirds to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Pink Princess Weigela is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Mass Planting
• Hedges/Screening
• Accent

Plant Characteristics:

Pink Princess Weigela will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments.

This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, and certain restrictions may apply; contact the store for more information.