Weigela florida 'Marjorie'

Weigela florida 'Marjorie'

Common name: Marjorie Weigela

Description: This classic weigela cultivar is celebrated for its prolific display of deep pink to rose-red tubular flowers that create a spectacular show from late spring into early summer. The trumpet-shaped blooms are produced in such abundance that they often obscure the foliage, creating a stunning cloud of colour. The fresh green ovate leaves emerge in spring and provide an attractive backdrop once the main flowering period concludes. 'Marjorie' often produces a lighter second flush of flowers in late summer, extending the season of interest. The naturally arching branches create an elegant, rounded shrub that works beautifully in mixed borders, cottage gardens, or as an informal flowering hedge.

Other benefits: prolific flowering, repeat blooming, easy to grow, low maintenance, tolerates urban pollution, long-lived shrub

Wildlife attraction: bees, butterflies, hummingbird hawk-moths, pollinators

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 2m x 2m

Position: full sun to partial shade; best flowering in full sun but tolerates some shade

Soil pH: highly adaptable; thrives in neutral to slightly alkaline soils; tolerates a wide range

Moisture: moderate watering; prefers moist but well-drained soil; tolerates some drought once established

Winter hardiness: fully hardy to -20°C and below