Description

A new late spring-flowering shrub which features showy pink trumpet-shaped flowers held over attractive golden variegated foliage, attracts hummingbirds; somewhat coarse and open in habit, good as a color accent for general garden use; needs full sun

Landscape Attributes

Sunny Princess Weigela is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a shapely form and gracefully arching branches. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.

Sunny Princess Weigela is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Sunny Princess Weigela will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.