= Water twice per month or less, once established.
= Water about once per week, once established.
= Water about twice per week, once established.
= Water three days per week, or more.
Use the plant water needs as a guideline. Actual plant water needs will vary for several reasons, including weather conditions, soil type, sun exposure, root depth, wind and elevation. Adjust your watering schedule as needed to meet the plants' needs at your site. Water recent transplants more often than established plants.
.jpg?width=487&height=487&mode=crop&bgcolor=fff)
.jpg?width=121&height=121&mode=crop&bgcolor=fff)
.jpg?width=121&height=121&mode=crop&bgcolor=fff)
Weigela florida 'Alexandra'
moderate
deep pink
June
4 to 5 ft.
4 to 5 ft.
No
Asia
sun
USDA zones 5-8
hardy to 6,000 ft.
Wine and roses weigela is a medium-sized shrub with dark burgundy-purple leaves. In early summer, bright pink flowers bloom on last year's wood. The bright flowers contrast nicely with the dark leaves.
This shrub needs regular moisture, so it might be a good selection for a planting bed that gets regular overspray from lawn sprinklers. It does not perform well in dry sites.
Wine and roses weigela has been moderately successful at the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden. It has remained quite small, never thriving. It might be worth trying in a moderate to high water area.
Prune out winter dieback as needed. It blooms on last year's wood, so do not shear.
.jpg?width=838&height=700&bgcolor=fff)
.jpg?width=838&height=700&bgcolor=fff)
.jpg?width=838&height=700&bgcolor=fff)
