Weigela - planting and care in the open field. Weigela hybrid - Weigela hybrida Virgil flowers

For correct fit, care and placement of weigels in the garden remember that weigela:

takes root well in illuminated areas;
does not tolerate excess moisture;
requires medium acidity of the soil;
needs feeding.

Weigela care and cultivation

The plant is quite unpretentious, tolerates wintering well. Regularly carry out agrotechnical measures necessary for the normal growth and flowering of the shrub.

How to grow weigela? Fundamental rules:

Do not overmoisten the soil. When planting, arrange a crushed stone drainage layer in the pit. For weigela, a lack of moisture is less harmful than an excess of it. Water young plants more frequently during dry months.
Loosen the soil to a depth of about 5 cm. This will prevent the formation of a dense crust, saturate the soil with oxygen and get rid of weeds.
Sprinkle mulch around the bushes regularly. A layer of sawdust or bark will retain moisture in the soil, beautify the area around the bush and prevent weeds from growing.
Don't forget to feed the weigela. Be sure to fertilize the ground in the spring. During the formation of flower buds, feed the plant with the following composition: potassium sulfate and double superphosphate- 30 g each. Apply potash fertilizers in the fall.
Prune in time. This operation is needed not only for the formation beautiful crown... During sanitary pruning, weak, diseased shoots are removed.

Landing

It is advisable to plant young bushes in late March - early April. By this time, the soil warms up enough.

Landing rules:

Choose a well-lit location that is sheltered from the winds.
The soil must be fertile. Look for soil with an acidity between pH 6 and 6.5. Composition: turf soil, sand and humus in a ratio of 2: 2: 1.
Prepare a planting hole for the plant, 50-60 cm deep. The diameter is about the same. These dimensions allow you to freely place the roots of the weigela in the pit.
Place a layer of gravel or rubble on the bottom. This will ensure adequate moisture drainage. Drainage layer - up to 15 cm.
Crown weigela different varieties grows up to 3 m. Provide free space for plants to develop. The distance between the bushes is about three meters.
When the soil subsides, make sure that the root collar remains at ground level.
After planting, water the plant well, mulch with bark or sawdust.

Video about weigel, planting and care.

Even the most unpretentious plants require attention... Weigela is no exception. Planting and caring in accordance with the basic rules will allow you to grow a strong, healthy bush - bright decoration your site.

Weigela spring care

Over the winter, the bushes have weakened somewhat. They need careful care. Take enough time to care for the plant, and then the ornamental shrub will recover well after the winter cold period.

What needs to be done:

If there are a lot of snowdrifts on the site, distribute the snow evenly over the area. The melting process will be faster.
After the snow melts, carefully untie the bushes that have been sheltered for the winter. Remove the spanboard or craft paper, straighten the branches.
Examine the weigela bushes. Find out which branches you will need to prune. Frost-damaged shoots will have to be removed.
Remove the debris accumulated over the winter and the remnants of old leaves from under the bush, loosen the soil well. Water the frozen plant more abundantly.
At the beginning of spring, do the first top dressing: add the mixture potassium sulfate(10 g), superphosphate (10 g) and urea (20 g).
After fertilizing, add a new layer of mulch.

Pruning

This the operation has several goals:

form an attractive crown of the correct shape;
remove damaged or dead shoots;
accelerate the growth of young shoots.

Main crop in decorative purposes held in the summer. In the spring, this operation is performed as a preventive measure.

In the spring

During wintering, some shoots and buds of weigela can freeze, especially if the winter was snowless and windy. Be sure to do sanitary pruning.

Before the onset of heat, it is difficult to know which branches and buds need to be removed. Only during the swelling of the kidneys will you see the work front.

How to cut a weigela? Step by step:

carefully examine the bushes;
find frozen and weak shoots;
remove dead and frail branches;
cut partially frozen shoots to the extreme living bud.

Remember: your task in the spring is to carry out not decorative, but sanitary pruning. The remaining shoots should grow well until summer.

Advice: when a whole shoot freezes, leave a small part (5–6 cm) closer to the ground. Perhaps the bud located near the warp of the bush will still wake up. Then you will see another strong new shoot.

Summer

The rejuvenation of the shrub is carried out in the spring, and after flowering in the middle of summer, a crown is formed. Regular pruning increases the number of buds and accelerates the growth of young shoots. Various varieties of weigela respond well to pruning.

Advice:

Shorten the faded shoots to vertical shoots located in the lower part of the weigela bush.
Maintain a ratio between the number of adults and young shoots. Be sure to remove one or two old shoots.
Young branches breaking out of the crown and spoiling appearance bush, also trim to the desired level.
For purple-leaved and golden weigela forms, remove old trunks three-quarters of the length. Be sure to trim 3/4 of the young shoots.
Variegated varieties often sprout wildly. Remove them to the bottom. After flowering weigela, young shoots must be thinned out. So the bush is gaining strength.

Planting and caring for a weigela have some peculiarities. When all agrotechnical measures are completed on time, your efforts will not be in vain. A highly decorative shrub with a well-formed crown and beautiful buds will delight you.

Weigela belongs to the deciduous shrubs of the Honeysuckle family. The homeland of the plant is China and Japan. Experts count about 15 types of weigel. The plant got its name in honor of the German scientist Weigel. The deciduous shrub was discovered in the 19th century.

Weigela is an amazing shrub that blooms from May to June, and then from August to September.
If you look at the photo of the weigela, you can see a gorgeous spreading rose bush.

Weigela will look great on summer cottage or in a park area. The inflorescences are pale at first, then darken.

Planting and care in the open field

Weigela loves sunlight and tolerates light partial shade, you need to take this into account when planting.
The plant is protected from wind gusts from all directions. It is best to use a three-year-old weigela for planting. The bushes are planted at a distance of 1.5 meters from each other.

Weigela is planted at a depth of 0.5 meters.

Deigela is a very capricious shrub that may not take root in the fall. The shrub loves well-drained fertile soils, does not tolerate stagnant moisture.

Weigela care

When watering, the weigela bush is loosened, sprinkled with sawdust or peat. Complex mineral fertilizer is applied in spring and before flowering. To accelerate growth, use nitrogen fertilizers, splendor of flowering-phosphorus-potassium. Fertilizer should dissolve with good watering.

The plant needs rejuvenating pruning every few years. Young shoots are cut in half in spring.

Reproduction

Seeds

When weigela is propagated by seeds, their germination lasts about a year. Lovers breed weigela at home in flower pots under glass or film. A one-year-old weigela seedling has a length of 6 cm, a two-year-old 0.5 m. After the appearance of true leaves, the seedlings dive. Weigela needs to be grown in the summer at their summer cottage.

The plant has a fibrous root system and quickly spreads underground. Varieties are best propagated vegetatively. Cuttings are carried out in the first half of summer before flowering.

Cuttings

Weigela, propagated by cuttings in summer, blooms after 2 years of age. How is grafting carried out?

Slightly lignified young shoots are used for cuttings. They should consist of one internode and several leaves.

Summer cuttings

Step 1 Weigela leaves are removed half or completely.
Step 2. The cuttings are placed in water for several hours, dipped in the root, and kept for half a day in a dark room.
Step 3. Planting of plant cuttings is carried out in the second half of June. The soil should include sand and peat. The weigela stalk should be in the ground at a depth of about 1 cm. The young stalk is covered and watered several times a day.

Winter cuttings

Cuttings, 20 cm long, are also cut in April before the leaves open.

Step 1. Peat and sand are poured into the pots in a 1: 1 ratio. Planting material processed with root.
Step 2. After a month, pinching is done, and top dressing is applied.

Winter cuttings are not as effective as summer cuttings.

Weigela and landscaping

Weigela bushes are used both in specimen plantings and in groups. Weigela will look great with gray spirea, Japanese, Van Gutta, willow.

The spreading crown of the shrub will perfectly combine with the forms of intermediate forsythia, Japanese chaenomeles.

Weigela species

Weigela Japanese. A beautifully flowering shrub, about a meter high. The leaf plate is pointed at the apex, pubescent. Inflorescences are scarlet, three-flowered, similar to bells. The fruit is dry.

Weigela is nice. The inflorescences are collected in pink-purple funnels. The size of the weigela shrub is 1.5 mx 1 m. Flowering lasts from mid-May to early July, re-blooms in late summer, early autumn.

Weigela early. The homeland of the plant is China. Shrubs are 2 m high and beautiful shape ball. Flowers are either single or collected in 2-3 pieces. The inflorescences are bright pink, and inside are carmine-red. It blooms in late spring and early summer.

Weigela blooming. Shrub with a diameter of 3.5 m, a height of about 3 m. Inflorescences are pale pink inside, crimson outside.

"Purpurea". Shrub 1.5 m tall, leaves are red with brown tint. Blooms in summer. It is necessary to cover for the winter.

Alba. Shrub 3 m high, spreading with white inflorescences. Requires shelter for the winter.

"Variegata". Plant height 2.5 m, graceful bright pink flowers are collected in inflorescences

Weigela hybrids

Weigela hybrid is several crossed varieties that are distinguished by colors and the shape of the leaves. V landscape design use hybrids, as they are the most decorative.

Weigel varieties

Bristol Ruby. Sufficiently tall bushes about 3 m. Dark pink inflorescences, dark green leaves, collected in bunches.

Eva Rathke. A hybrid originally from Poland. The bush is 2 × 3 m. The inflorescences are red.

Weigela Rosea. Shrubs with large pink flowers 1.5 m high. Such weigela is decorative in autumn - the leaves turn scarlet.

Weigela photos

Blooming weigela has long won its honorable first place in many gardens. Its easy reproduction, high decorativeness and relatively simple care are increasingly attracting the attention of flower growers. This article will talk about weigel, her planting and care in the suburbs.

Common types and varieties of weigela

Weigela is a flowering genus of deciduous, spreading shrubs belonging to the honeysuckle family. The crown height of some species of weigel (and there are about 15 of them) can reach a height of 5 m. natural conditions weigela grows in Eastern and South-East Asia... In Europe, these flowering shrubs appeared in 1845. At the same time, weigela began to be cultivated in private and botanical gardens. As a result of selection, frost-resistant varieties that grow well even in the suburbs.

Modern varieties of thermophilic weigela can be easily grown in the suburbs

Not all types of weigel are suitable for growing in the Moscow region. There are also heat-loving plants among them, which are cultivated in middle lane doesn't make sense. Of the most winter-hardy, the following should be noted:

Landing weigela

As a native of the East, weigela prefers purely sunny areas, protected from the cold wind. It can grow in partial shade, but the flowering as a result will not be so abundant and bright. In addition, shrubs growing in shade form a more sprawling bush, shoots do not lignify for a long time, seeds do not ripen. Forms with decorative leaves especially suffer from lack of sun: purple-colored and variegated varieties turn green.

For weigel, any garden soil if well drained, fertile and moderately moist.

For planting weigels, choose a place protected from strong gusts of wind

Planting weigela is best done in the spring. The planting pit should be 50 x 50 x 50 in size. Depending on the size of the selected variety, the size of the pit can be increased. A prerequisite is drainage at the bottom of the pit about 10-15 cm from gravel or sand of a coarse fraction, since the weigels that feed thin roots do not tolerate stagnant water.

Attention! When planting weigels, make sure that the root collar of the base of the trunk remains at the level of the soil.

Weigela care in the Moscow region

Weigela is a slightly capricious plant, but even without shelter, it is quite winter-hardy. Of course, in especially harsh winters, young shrubs can freeze slightly, but in spring the shoots quickly recover and flowering occurs in the same year. For safety net, it is advisable to cover young (up to 3 years old) plants for the winter with agrofibre, dry spruce branches or leaves.

Top dressing. Weigela is very responsive to feeding. The bushes are fed twice a season with complex mineral fertilizers. The first feeding should be in early spring before the leaves bloom. Contribute 30-40 g mineral fertilizers for a flower garden for each bush. The second time is fertilized in May, when the weigela is preparing to bloom.

Be sure to cover the plant for the winter.

Watering. In a dry, overly hot summer, weigela needs regular and abundant watering. The soil around the trunk should be covered with peat or dry cut grass to reduce evaporation of water from the ground.

Pruning. To form a beautiful well-branched shape, the crowns of the weigela of the second year of planting should be cut to the first pair of lower buds, leaving only 10 cm from the ground. In this way, you will stimulate the formation of new shoots from the root buds. In the case when the seedling develops poorly in the next year, the procedure is repeated.

Important! Formative pruning is done only in early spring before bud dissolution.

Reproduction of weigela

Weigels reproduce easily and quickly by cuttings and seeds. The seeds of this plant are rather small, ripen in September-October. Planting is carried out next spring, in a prepared nutritious loose soil. Seeds remain viable for only one year. No stratification is needed before landing. After the appearance of the first two true leaves, the seedlings dive into a shaded place and are watered regularly throughout the summer. In winter, plantings are covered with dry leaves or agrofibre. Flowering occurs in 3-4 years.

Weigela seeds

Summer semi-lignified weigel cuttings take root almost always. Cuttings are carried out from June to August. To do this, young shoots are cut from the bush, which are just beginning to lignify. Cuttings of 15-20 cm are cut from them with one pair of leaves and planted in a homogeneous mixture of peat and sand. Cover the top with a foil. During the next month, make sure that the soil does not dry out. After 1.5 months, the stalk takes root. It is planted next spring in a semi-shaded place and grown throughout the summer. Young weigela, grown from a cuttings, blooms for 2-3 years.

Diseases and pests of weigels

Modern weigela cultivars are quite resistant to pests and diseases. Frequent pests of weigel include aphids and worms. They can be dealt with relatively easily by treating the crown twice with any systemic insecticide.

It is more difficult to cope with diseases. On garden forums, questions often arise related to the treatment of bacterial root cancer, when the area of the root collar and roots is covered with globular swellings that lignify over time. Such specimens cannot be treated, they are immediately removed so that the infection does not spread to other shrubs.

Weigela roots bacterial cancer

Some diseases can cause spotting on weigela leaves. In this case, treatment with fungicidal preparations will help.

Application in landscape design

In horticulture, weigela is mainly used as a tapeworm - in single or group plantings (several copies of the same species or variety). Several shrubs freely growing in a row produce excellent hedge... Interesting weigels growing in the form of a trunk or in tubs on terraces. Dwarf decorative leafy or variegated forms look great in rocky gardens and rock gardens.

Types of weigela: video

Varieties and varieties of weigela: photo

By creating unique design your site, pay attention to ornamental shrubs weigela, belonging to the Honeysuckle family. For growing in the garden, only 10 varieties of deciduous highly decorative weigels are used. The attention of gardeners is attracted by the simple care of plants, easy reproduction, the beauty of foliage and flowers.

Description of weigela bush

The plant grows equally well in shaded areas and in open areas... The plant will thank the owner big amount flowers if you provide it with sufficient moisture. Weigela varieties differ in color of leaves and flowers. By choosing several varieties for your garden, you can create original compositions that, during the flowering period, will sparkle with white, yellow, red, cream, pink and other shades.

When properly planted and cared for, shrubs can bloom in the spring and then later in the summer. Upon completion of flowering, boxes with seeds are formed in place of flowers.

We plant weigela

To protect a young plant from freezing and give it a little strength, it is better to plant it in the spring before the buds swell. The perfect place for planting a bush, there will be the southern side of the site, closed from the northern winds by a house, a fence or growing conifers. If the site has heavy, dense soil, it is necessary to carry out preparatory work... The result of such preparation will be a loose, humus-saturated soil with a slightly alkaline reaction.

Getting started landing:

Dig a hole 40-50 cm deep.
Lay out gravel or broken brick drainage.
Spread a layer of fertile soil with the addition of compost and nitrophosphate.
Treat the roots of the seedling with any stimulant for root formation for better survival.
Put a bush in the prepared hole and gently spread the roots. Start filling with soil, compacting well. Pay attention to the location of the root collar. It must not be buried more than 2 cm in the ground.
Water the plant, and cover the root area with mulch.

Caring for ornamental shrubs

In the spring, carefully examine the weigela and carry out a sanitary pruning. Frozen, broken and old branches are subject to removal. To receive lush bloom bushes must be freed from thickening branches. Once every four years, you will need to do a strong anti-aging pruning to prolong the life of the plants.

If the summer is too hot, you will need to water more often. Weed removal should be carried out carefully so as not to disturb the weigela root system. Fertilization after proper planting will only be needed for 3 years. For intensive growth of shoots, it is necessary to add a universal one containing nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus.

When the first buds appear, feed with phosphorus and potassium compounds. After the end of spring flowering in mid-June, it is necessary to prune the shrubs. After a while, new shoots will begin to grow, which will re-bloom at the end of summer.

Choosing weigela varieties for the garden

Pleasant weigela and her variegated sister weigela variegated will become a decoration of the garden.

Be sure to pay attention to the weigela Florida and its forms:

dwarf Alba;
frost-resistant Variegatu;
purple weigela;
Weigelu pink;
Weigela Victoria, decorative with red foliage.

Find a place on your site for a hybrid weigela and its varieties.

Weigela ( Weigela) - spring flowering shrubs from 1 to 3 m tall. Weigels bloom better on sunny place, but can tolerate partial shade. Among other characteristics in weigela - low frost resistance of plants, requiring planting in sheltered places, which is compensated for by high decorativeness and a variety of species and varieties.

Weigela shrubs are demanding on moisture and soil fertility. They are propagated in summer and winter cuttings... The species can also be propagated by seeds.

In gardens, forms and varieties are more often grown, united in the group of hybrid weigels:

Hybrid Weigela (W. hybrida)

Hybrid weigela ' Gustave mallet’

Hybrid weigela ' Styriaca’

Hybrid weigela ' Eva Rathke’

Will decorate the site and be pretty unpretentious species with pink flowers - blooming weigela:

Blooming weigela ( W. florida)

Early blooming weigela ( W. proecox)

Blooming weigela Middendorf (W. middendorffiana) with yellow flowers.

Weigels look great in garden design, like padding to tall trees.

If you have large plot, use this technique, because in such conditions ornamental shrubs of weigela are best protected from frost and cold wind.

Weigela ornamental shrub: photo and description

This plant was named after the very famous German pharmacologist, botanist and chemist Christian von Weigel. The shrub, which is widespread in nature in the eastern and southeastern parts of Asia, in the Far East and on the island of Java, has taken root well in our area. Weigela belongs to the Honeysuckle family and has fifteen species. However, only seven varieties are most often grown by humans. There are a dozen more decorative varieties flowering shrub weigela, which are very popular for landscape decoration due to the beauty of their flowers and ease of care.

You can see in the photo a weigela shrub, the description of which should begin with the fact that this plant is very fond of moisture and patiently tolerates poorly lit areas:

Weigela is distinguished by the presence of flowers in the form of bells or funnels, which can grow up to 5 cm. Flowers are located on the branches alone or gather in loose inflorescences of various shades - cream, pale pink, bright red or yellow. The color of the buds can vary from the lightest midtones to the most intense. It is characteristic that at proper care behind the weigela bush, after its flowering, fruits that are distinguished by small seeds necessarily appear.

For true gardeners, the plant is considered a real find, because it blooms twice: the first time - from mid-May and almost until the end of June, giving a lush bloom, and the second time - from the end of summer to the end of September, however, it is no longer so magnificent.

Please note that seeds ripen in September, which will be useful for further propagation of the weigela. Just do not rush to collect them: this should be done not earlier than November, when the boxes begin to crack. Experts advise, so that the seeds do not fall into the soil ahead of time, you should wrap several testes with ordinary gauze and fix them on the branches. When the time comes, you just need to carefully cut the box wrapped in gauze, bring it into the house and thoroughly dry its contents. Seeds should be stored in a dark, dry place until spring comes. Just remember that growing weigela from seeds does not guarantee that the future plant will inherit the varietal qualities of its parents.

How to plant weigela in the spring

Planting a weigela shrub is considered the most favorable and effective if it is carried out in the spring, when the soil has already warmed up enough. Unfortunately, experienced gardeners have found that attempts to autumn planting Weigela bush and plant care were not successful in the future. Saplings died during the first winter frosts.

It should be borne in mind that for planting bushes it is better to choose a place located on a hill and always protected from strong winds... If you do not take these measures, the opened buds can immediately fall off. Therefore, remember that it is most reasonable to place the weigela in the garden on the south side of the country house.
It has already been said that the plant is relatively hardy in relation to darkened areas. But those who want to admire the abundant and colorful flowering of weigela in landscape design should choose a well-lit place for planting.
For shrubs, loose soil, which will be rich in humus, is best suited. Given this, gardeners are planting plants in sandy loam or loamy soil. But if you are thinking how to plant a weigela called "Middendorf", remember that slightly acidic peaty soil will be favorable for it.
So, how to plant weigela in the spring so that soon your garden will be decorated with wonderful flowers? To do this, it is necessary to prepare a hole, the depth of which will reach no more than 40 cm. But this is taking into account the fact that the soil on the site is fertile.
Otherwise, it will be necessary to increase the depth so that not only a layer of drainage made of chipped bricks, sand or gravel 15 cm thick, but also soil with fertilizers can be laid on the bottom.
Be sure to mix the nutrient well with the compost. By the way, in order to increase the likelihood that the plant will definitely take root, it is recommended to treat it with a root stimulant substance.
Note also that if you have chosen large varieties weigels, which can reach a height of up to two meters, it is imperative to plant each seedling at a distance of at least one and a half meters, and better even two.

In the event that you have prepared weigel species for planting that do not grow higher than one meter, it will be enough to dig holes at a distance of about 80 cm.
In order to make it easier for yourself in the future to care and grow weigela, make sure that when planting the plant, its roots are neatly straightened out. And do not deepen the neck of the bush by more than 2 cm. Be sure to water the soil well after planting.
How to care for a weigela to grow a lush bush
When you have completed spring planting, you should think about how to care for the weigela. There is nothing super complicated in this task. You just need to follow certain rules.
At first, be sure to water the seedling during dry periods. But if you were prudent and carried out the mulching procedure - covering the soil around the plant with a layer, for example, bark - then you are not threatened with frequent watering.
Secondly, you need to ensure that the area where the weigela grows remains clean: that is, it is necessary to regularly and very carefully weed out the weeds so as not to catch the root system of the bush.
Thirdly, do not forget to loosen the soil well.

If you follow all of the above instructions, you will soon achieve the result that you can see in the photo of a flowering weigela shrub:
Of course, when wondering how to grow a weigela healthy and luxuriantly blooming, you immediately remember the introduction of nutritious dressings into the soil. True, if you have already done this in advance - you brought compost under the roots when planting - then oh this moment you can safely forget for the next two years. But in the third year, you still have to work hard and in early spring it is imperative to fertilize the soil with minerals containing phosphorus, nitrogen and potassium. This will ensure the growth of young shoots and leaves.
We must not forget that it will help to achieve the desired result, which you can appreciate if you look at the photo below, caring for the weigela shrub, which involves feeding in late May or early June:
It is then that the buds form in the plant.
Therefore, fertilizers must necessarily contain potassium and phosphorus. This will help extend the flowering period and make it truly gorgeous.
But the third time you need to pay Special attention fertilizing bushes before autumn digging... Then you should add to the soil wood ash 200g / m2.
Be sure to sprinkle it with earth so that a mound forms, an area around the plant, when all the leaves have already fallen from it. This moment will come around the end of October or early November. In addition, bend the bush branches to the ground and press them against it, and cover with spunbond or roofing felt on top. All this is done in order to protect the weigela from the coming winter frosts.

Remember, in order to achieve the effect that you see in the photo, care and cultivation of weigel is necessary in accordance with the rules and procedures that we described to you:
Propagation of weigela in spring by cuttings and layering
We talked a little about how to propagate weigela at the very beginning of the article. It has been said that the most in a simple way sowing of seeds is considered, but this method does not guarantee the preservation of varietal qualities. True, if some seeds did get into the soil in the fall, do not be discouraged: when they germinate in the spring, you can leave strong seedlings and grow them for another two years, then transplant them to a permanent place.
For implementation this method necessary:
Cuttings are cut from the green shoots of the current year, which are cut at the end of June, or last year, cut in early spring and already woody. Their length is no more than 15 cm.
Further, the lower leaves are removed from the cuttings, and the upper ones are shortened by half. It is imperative that the bottom of the cuttings is treated with a substance that includes indolylbutyric acid.
Then the cuttings are carefully planted in a mixture of peat and sand. You just need to take into account that the planting should not be deep - it will be enough to immerse the cutting by 1 cm.
In order for the reproduction of weigela by cuttings in spring to be successful, gardeners cover each cut plastic bottle or glass jar... They will need to be removed daily to ventilate and moisturize the cuttings.
How to propagate weigela by cuttings, anyone knows very well experienced gardener, therefore, noticing a new shoot from a particular cutting, they immediately pinch it to stimulate the tillering process.

You can also resort to breeding shrubs using layering. In this case, any of the lower shoots must be bent to the ground, and in the place where it touches the ground, you should gently damage the bark of the layer and attach it to the ground, carefully sprinkling it.
Remember that both cuttings and cuttings should be grown for three years before planting.
How to properly prune a young weigela in spring
Of course, like any other bush, this plant must be trimmed. Sanitary pruning of weigela in the spring is prescribed for young shrubs: the procedure involves the removal of diseased, broken, frozen and thickening branches.
The main pruning of weigela is carried out for decorative purposes in summer period... They can perform this procedure in the spring, but only for prevention.
To understand how to trim the weigela, wait until the buds begin to swell. Only then will you be able to assess the scope of the upcoming work.
And now we offer you step by step instructions how to trim the weigela correctly:
First, you should carefully examine the branches of the bush.
Then you need to find weak or frozen shoots.
Delete them naturally.
Those shoots that are partially frozen, simply cut off to the most extreme healthy bud.

Do not forget about the fact that only sanitary pruning is carried out in the spring. It is necessary to give time to grow the remaining shoots until summer.

By the way, one more advice that experts often give is as follows: even if a whole shoot is frozen, when pruning, leave a small part of it (no more than 6 cm), which is closer to the ground. There is a chance that a bud close to the soil will still wake up and become a strong shoot.
Pruning adult weigela in spring
And how to prune a weigela, which is already considered an adult plant? In this case, gardeners carry out formative pruning in the middle of summer, when the first flowering has already passed, and new shoots have not yet had time to grow. Just remember that re-flowering will occur on the shoots of the current year. Therefore, if you did not have time and the shoots began to grow, it is better to give up summer pruning altogether.
How to prune a weigela in the spring, so that the number of buds increases each time, and the growth of new shoots accelerates? In truth, it will depend on which plant you choose.
Remember also that anti-aging pruning is good for adult bushes once every three to four years: it involves the complete removal of all branches older than three years, and those that are younger - shortening by a third.
Weigela pests and diseases
You need to be prepared that different varieties and weigela species, often infect pests such as leaf-eating caterpillars and aphids. In addition, thrips and spider mites in the hot season.
Unfortunately, to combat all this abomination, they use very harmful the environment pesticides. You can try to fight with other methods: it is worth resorting to plant insecticidal infusions that contain wormwood, garlic or hot pepper.

In the event that it came to the point that the seedlings began to turn yellow and wither, you will have to fill the soil with a solution of karbofos or actara. Only these moderate pesticides will be able to overcome the beetle or bear larvae, which most likely got into the root system with compost during planting.
Another hazard to the plant is gray rot, rust and mottling. To get rid of such fungal and bacterial diseases, treatment with milk of lime with the addition of copper sulfate is most often used.
Winter-hardy species and varieties of weigela for the Moscow region: photo and description
Look at the photo of weigela varieties: among them there are ornamental plants, and those that are able to withstand even the most severe frosts in our area. It is to the winter-hardy Weigela varieties that are most appreciated by gardeners include the following types of shrubs:
Weigela early, or pleasant- a plant that reaches up to two meters in height and grows on Far East... This species is characterized by drooping leaves and a spherical crown. In the inflorescence, 2-3 flowers are collected, differing in a bright pink tint. However, they can also be painted in purple undertones with a yellowish throat. The variety differs in that it blooms at the end of May. This does not last longer than 30 days.
Another curious variety of weigela, the description of which is different following characteristics- height up to three meters and shoots with two rows of hairs - is flowering weigela.
Its second name is Florida. It has leaves with short petioles and inflorescences, in which there are 3-4 pink buds. The plant blooms for three weeks at the end of May. The winter hardy variety weigels for
The Moscow region has several common forms: - Alba, Victoria, pink, purple and Variegata.
Alba is distinguished by its tiny size and white flowers, which turn pink at the end of flowering.
Victoria is a bushes that grow up to one meter, blooming with dark red inflorescences.
Red weigela, or, as it is also called, purple reaches a height of 1.5 m and has a rich pink hue of flowers that open in June-July.
Weigela pink blooms with very unusual flowers: they are painted in delicate pink shades outside, but inside - almost white.
The most persistent is Variegata - shrub that is covered small leaves and rich pink flowers, which are collected in a brush.
To understand what the listed types of weigela look like, take a look at the photos below:
Another suitable variety weigela for the Moscow region is considered a hybrid, which is distinguished by its exuberant color and spreading crown. The shrub grows to a height of about 1.5 m. Depending on the variety, it can bloom with purple, white, purple, red-purple and pink flowers.
For example, one of the most popular species - Bristol Ruby - is characterized by purple buds with ruby edges.
Sometimes there are plants whose flowers have an orange center. By the way, this shrub was bred in the United States back in 1941. But the Red Prince variety, which American breeders also revealed to the world, has rich red buds that stand out brightly against the background of green foliage.
Weigel middendorf shrub also took its place in the landscape design of many country houses... It has yellow flowers that can grow singly or gather in small inflorescences up to 6 buds. The bush blooms twice a year.
You can see in the photo the described species and varieties of weigela, which, of course, do not limit the entire huge range of breeding varieties of this plant:
We suggest you pay attention to the following types of such a popular ornamental shrub.
Weigela profusely, which is considered the fastest growing variety. It can grow up to 3 meters in height and has flowers that are colored red at first, but turn pale pink towards the end of flowering. Gives a wild color in May.
Korean variety It is distinguished by the bell-shaped buds collected in inflorescences, the color of which changes from white to the most real rich pink. The flowering period is very short - some 15 days. This wonderful phenomenon can be observed at the beginning of June.
Garden weigela came to us from Japan itself. It reaches a height of up to 1 m.It is very similar to a Korean shrub, but, unlike him, it is characterized by profuse flowering carmine buds, collected in inflorescences of 3 flowers. In shape, they resemble something in between tubes and bells. The lush bloom can be observed almost at the very end of May, which will continue until the very beginning of July. The plant must be covered in winter. However, with age, the shrub is characterized by the acquisition of a certain frost resistance.
Weigel Maksimovich- this is a very low shrub - some 1.5 m in height. The plant is characterized by drooping leaves, slightly pointed at the tops. Its flowers are up to 4 cm in size, have a light yellow color and bell-shaped. Usually blooms in our latitudes in the second half of May and almost until mid-June. But the seeds ripen only by mid-October.
Do you want to know what new types of plants are now popular abroad? Then quickly look at the photo and read the description of the weigela varieties below:
Firstly, a tall bush with white buds called "Candida" is considered fashionable.
In second place is weigela "Styriaca", which is distinguished by pink inflorescences
Does not lag behind brothers and the weigel Marc Tellier, which reaches a height of up to 3 m and has large pink flowers
Pierre Duchartre has dark brown buds.
Should these varieties remain popular only abroad? We are sure that you will also want to experiment with the described plants.
Weigela in garden landscaping (with photo)
Weigels in the design of any garden become a truly magnificent decoration: they can be placed under rarely standing trees, planted on the edge, complement rocky areas of the landscape, and create a magnificent hedge.
The plant will give your lawn that missing flavor. It can be placed in the center of the lawn or placed four bushes at once in the corners of the site to create the effect of "watchtowers". By the way, you can achieve the same effect by planting two shrubs right at the doorstep of your mansion.
If you are not deprived of imagination, the idea to create a real park will come to your mind. This can be done by placing the weigela in the mixborder. Or, as the tallest shrub, place it on the back line so as not to block the light.
Just be sure to make sure that the sun's rays do not reach the plant. You need to consider the placement of the cardinal points, which will help to plant the bush where it will not be constantly in the shade. It is also possible that the large-sized plants planted in front of the weigela let a sufficient amount of sunlight through their foliage.
Take a look at the photo of weigela in landscape design: what amazing plant ensembles real garden geniuses can create!
These are such mixed compositions, which combine, for example, cotoneaster, undersized, conifers- junipers and cypresses - with weigela please the eye and bring the desired feeling of peace. But even planted single weigel shrubs look no less beautiful at the gate or at the front door.
But if you still have about a dozen colorful plants, skilled gardeners recommend trying a little and placing them, for example, in three groups, which will be divided by varietal or species diversity. And much more depends on how you want to compositionally decorate your site.
Place the plants on the lawn in a picturesque manner, planting 3-5 copies in each group. Be sure to make sure that the seedlings are combined with each other in color, in terms of flowering, in the size of the bushes and their shape. By the way, if you decide to take such a step, do not forget to mulch the area regularly. Moreover, if the soil is loose, it will be very appropriate to plant perennials between the bushes of weigela - ferns, hosts, astilbe, which can decorate any garden all year round.
And to once again be convinced of the beauty of the plant described in this article, look at the photo of the weigela shrub, which has become the choice of many experienced gardeners: