In the care the various Weigelia do not differ, but they do differ in their space requirements. While the dwarf variety "All Summer Red" only reaches a height of about 75 centimeters, the Bristol Ruby can be four times as large. So be sure to give her one Locationwhere it can develop well.
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Prune the Bristol Ruby properly
Have a Bristol Ruby in the hedge planted, then you should be with the for Hedges usual fall pruning be a little careful. Be sure to leave enough shoots with new flower buds, otherwise the flowering will fail in the next year. However, not cutting at all is a bad solution, because then your weigela will grow old and no longer bloom.
In the bucketRegular pruning is particularly important because the plant has less space here. Sometimes it is also necessary to rejuvenate the root ball. To do this, cut some wedges out of the bale.
The taper cut
If your weigela has grown old, it becomes extremely lignified, especially in the lower area. It hardly develops any flowering shoots and therefore only a few flower buds. Do not take it courageously now
Secateurs, your Weigelie will continue in the future not bloom.Cut the shrub about 8 inches above the ground and be patient. As a rule, the weigela recovers quite well from this radical cut within a few months and blooms again in the spring after next.
The essentials in brief:
- only partially suitable as a container plant
- needs regular pruning for abundant flowering
- no flower after incorrect pruning
- Rejuvenation cut necessary after years of cutting pause
- Tapering of the root ball may be necessary in the bucket
Tips
So that your weigela Bristol Ruby does not grow old in the first place, you should keep the shrub regularly after flowering trimming.
