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Weigela
Weigela florida
Weigela blooms from May through June.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Weigela
Plant it in full sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 4–8. Expect it to reach about 5 ft tall and 5 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 3 years (a house reading).
Pets
- No toxic listing found for dogs and cats in the sources we check.
Lists differ and none is complete. If a pet eats a plant and seems unwell, call a veterinarian or a pet poison helpline.
No toxicity note is on file for Weigela. That is not a clearance: check its safety for people and pets before planting.
What was checked
Nine facts were checked against named botanical sources, each recorded beside the sources that carried it: mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, the trait tags, and years to mature size, which rests on a recorded house rule where no publisher states one and is marked so. Soil, diseases, pests, toxicity and the plant's own names have not yet been read for this plant, and its trait tags are the ones a feature uses rather than every word a page prints. Each fact above carries its own mark. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
When to plant Weigela
Plant Weigela in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 6, the middle of its hardy zones 4 to 8, spring means March to May and fall means August or September. Once settled, it blooms from May to June.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 6, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 6 in March. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Weigela get?
5 fttall5 ft 7 inan adult5 ftwideSee Weigela in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Weigela
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Weigela about 5 ft apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Weigela to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
Weigela's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and trait tags were checked against 12 published sources on October 29, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- NC State ExtensionWeigela floridaheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, years to mature size and trait tags
- Missouri Botanical Gardenheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and trait tags
- Purdue ArboretumWeigela floridaheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and trait tags
- coldstreamfarm.netCold Stream Farmheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water and trait tags
- University of Illinois ExtensionOld Fashioned Weigelaheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water and trait tags
- Clemson Home and Garden Information CenterWeigela floridaheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- coldstreamfarm.netCold Stream Farm nursery (Red Weigela, Weigela florida)height, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- Missouri Botanical GardenWeigela floridaheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- pubs.ext.vt.eduVirginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech (Old Fashioned Weigela,...height, spread, hardiness zones, sun and water
- RHSRoyal Horticultural Societyheight, spread, water and bloom months and color
- Chicago Botanic Gardenspread, hardiness zones and bloom months and color
- Oregon State UniversityWeigela floridaheight, spread, hardiness zones and sun
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
Comes in 15 varieties across 3 colors
Same genus, similar care - pick the color you are growing.
Across the group, bloom runs from May through September: Bubbly Wine Weigela opens first (May) and Sonic Bloom Pink is the last to finish (September).
- Bubbly Wine
- Czechmark Trilogy
- Electric Love
- Java Red
- Minuet
- My Monet
- Pink Delight
- Red Prince
- Sonic Bloom Pink
- Sonic Bloom Red
- Spilled Wine
- Variegata
- White Knight
- White
- Wine & Roses
Compare every variety in the Weigela group
Every figure is the variety's own page fact. Tap a name to open it.
| Variety | Color | Blooms | Hardiness | Sun | Size (H × W) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubbly Wine | Foliage | May–Jun | Zones 4–8 | Full sun | 2.5 ft × 2.5 ft |
| Czechmark Trilogy | Pink | May–Jun | Zones 4–8 | Full sun | 5 ft × 5 ft |
| Electric Love | Red | May–Jun | Zones 4–7 | Full sun | 1.5 ft × 2.5 ft |
| Java Red | Pink | May–Jun | Zones 4–8 | Full sun | 4 ft × 4 ft |
| Minuet | Pink | May–Jun | Zones 4–8 | Full sun | 2.5 ft × 3.5 ft |
| My Monet | Foliage | May–Jun | Zones 4–8 | Full sun | 16 in × 20 in |
| Pink Delight | Pink | May–Jun | Zones 4–8 | Full sun | 5 ft × 6 ft |
| Red Prince | Red | May–Jun | Zones 4–8 | Full sun | 5 ft × 7.5 ft |
| Sonic Bloom Pink | Pink | May–Sep | Zones 4–8 | Full sun | 5 ft × 5 ft |
| Sonic Bloom Red | Red | May–Sep | Zones 4–8 | Full sun | 5 ft × 5 ft |
| Spilled Wine | Pink | May–Jun | Zones 4–8 | Full sun | 2 ft × 3 ft |
| Variegata | Pink | May–Jun | Zones 4–8 | Full sun | 5 ft × 5 ft |
| Weigelathis page | Pink | May–Jun | Zones 4–8 | Full sun | 5 ft × 5 ft |
| White Knight | White | May–Jun | Zones 4–8 | Full sun | 5 ft × 5 ft |
| White | White | May–Jun | Zones 4–8 | Full sun | 5 ft × 5 ft |
| Wine & Roses | Pink | May–Jun | Zones 4–8 | Full sun | 5 ft × 5 ft |
Good to know about Weigela
Curated from university extensions, botanic gardens and other primary sources, with the source named on every note. A note reports what its source says; where that differs from a fact above, the fact above is this entry's stored value, and its mark says whether it has been checked.
Worth knowing
The tubular, often red or pink flowers that make it showy are a textbook hummingbird signal: the flower shape you buy is the shape hummingbirds feed from. per NC State and Clemson
Size varies by cultivar
The straight species is a big shrub, 6 to 10 ft tall, but cultivars run from under 2 ft to about 6 ft. Match the plant to your space. per NC State and Clemson
Not deer-proof
Sources disagree: Clemson calls it deer resistant, but NC State also says deer may damage it. Treat it as browsed, not deer-proof, and protect tender new growth. per NC State and Clemson
Prune right after bloom
It flowers on old wood, so make the shaping cut right after the late-spring blooms fade. A fall or winter cut removes next year's buds. per NC State and Iowa State
Check for winter dieback
Cold can kill stem tips and whole branches, especially at the cold end of its range. Inspect in late winter and cut out dead wood before growth resumes. per NC State and Iowa State
Few serious pests
Few serious problems. Watch only for occasional flea beetles or mealybugs, plus gray mold or wood rots on wet or stressed plants; a healthy, well-sited shrub rarely needs treatment. per Clemson and University of Illinois
Easy to please
Grows in clay, loam, or sand at any pH as long as drainage is good, and shrugs off clay, light salt, air pollution, and compaction. per NC State and University of Illinois
What pairs well with Weigela
Good companions share its growing conditions and add something it lacks: an earlier or later bloom, a lower carpet in front, or structure through winter.
Chick Charms Berry Blues Hens & Chicks
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in midsummer as this one finishes; low at 4 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Double Dipped Raspberry Ripple Coneflower
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in midsummer as this one finishes; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Sweet Joe Pye Weed
Shares full sun and moderate water; blooms in midsummer as this one finishes; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Carnival Scotch Heather
Shares full sun and moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into late summer; low at 8 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are strong pollinator plants.
Buffalograss
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; overlaps, then carries the display into late summer; low at 8 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are strong pollinator plants.
Purple Lovegrass
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in midsummer as this one finishes; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Windflower
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months.
Big Bluestem
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in midsummer as this one finishes; both are strong pollinator plants, and they feed in different months; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
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