What is remarkable shrubs Weigel? How to create a pink extravaganza in the country - 2 for 1 flowering season
Weigel - a bush with a unique "exterior". Even a bush will give any garden a special charm. Deciduous gives surprisingly bright and abundant flowering characteristic pink treatment in saturated crimson color. Just look a few photos to Weigela won the heart of even the pretentious grower.
And what dimensions? Here you can select the type of plant that is suitable to solve any problem. So, Weigela garden not rise above a meter, so it can be planted even on a bed as the background (with the successful combination of flowers will turn a beautiful landscape composition). Another variation - Weigela early, Twice the size. BUT Weigel flowering even higher - 3 m.
Moreover, the plant is developing very quickly. I do not have to wait many years before to enjoy the bright island in the country or at home.
With its bright, attractive appearance of different types of Weigel often used in landscaping and professionals and amateur gardeners. AND the result is always stunning! It seems such a plant pink ball is impossible to spoil the plot.
A few examples of decorative use Weigel:
πΊ Planting one plant in the middle of the lawn. Bright cloud enlivens the lawn: the contrast of pink bloom with green grass looks 5+!
πΊ Planting one or more bushes against a wall or fence. Beautiful live scenery!
πΊ Weigel with other shrubs, suitable for botanical characteristics, size, growing conditions and appearance.
πΊ Weigel as the background or the participant (undersized species) beds of perennial and annual flowers.
πΊ Planting for decoration slope or near a pond on the site.
Perhaps you can come up with a new, original landscape composition with Weigel. During flowering, it will play a leading role!
Care Weigel is not much different from caring for other ornamental shrubs with abundant blooms. List the main features to readers to decide - Are Weigel start on the site:
β The conditions of the middle band Russia bush nice overwinter in the open field. But! Without hiding the individual branches can freeze solid. After cutting the bush to quickly "fluff."
β Weigel - a plant that must be sanitary pruningAnd it is desirable - forming. The first time a bush pruned in the spring, until the flower buds were formed. Periodically remove all the old shoots, giving space to young.
β Pink spectacle grows well in partial shade and shadow, though the shortage of color less bright sunlight.
β Loves watering - with a lack of water 1 time per week. On average, a bucket of water under a bush, for adult plants - 2 buckets.
β for abundant flowering needs minerals, which means that it will provide simple feeding. Plan "at least" - one dressing in the beginning of the season. The program maximum - 3 application of mineral fertilizers in the early spring, at the time of the formation of buds and in August.
Not afraid of? There are 3 ways to get Weigel:
- Buy seedling. Mandatory conditions - spring planting (otherwise the plant will not take root enough and die over the winter), and age of planting material older than 3 years. If all goes well, the next year the plant will bloom. And some even bloom sapling, however, little expressive.
- root escape. Weigel perfectly reproduces cut cuttings. Because the bush is growing very quickly, bloom can be seen at 3 years.
- seeds. Long and complicated (the seedlings are not recommended to transplant 1-3 years).
And finally, the main feature of Weigel.
Gardeners love Weigel not only decorative, but also double blooms. For the first time it rose bush covered in late May-early June about a month. Often it is showing the second flowering Weigela - around September. However, it is not as expressive as the spring. But the great transforming autumn garden!