French Lace Weigela

Categories: Plants, Shrubs, Small Shrubs (Deciduous)

French Lace Weigela (Weigela florida ‘Monet’):This deliciously variegated spring-flowering shrub is covered in red trumpet-shaped flowers with yellow throats, which attract hummingbirds; compact and dense, excellent for general garden use, great in groups; needs full sun

Characteristics

Average Landscape Height:

4 feet

Average Landscape Width:

4 feet

Growth Rate:

medium

Genus:

Weigela

Species:

florida

Cultivar:

French Lace

Flower Color:

dark red

Flower Period:

in late spring

Summer Foliage Color:

green

Minimum Light:

full sun

Maximum Light:

full sun

Minimum Moisture:

average

Maximum Moisture:

moist

Plant Form:

arching

Canopy:

closed

Pruning:

prune after flowering

Pollution Tolerance:

high

Other Species Names:

Brigela

Branching:

multi-stemmed

Flower Form:

trumpet

Ornamental Features

French Lace Weigela is draped in stunning clusters of dark red trumpet-shaped flowers along the branches in late spring. It has attractive yellow-variegated green foliage with hints of deep purple. The pointy leaves are highly ornamental but do not develop any appreciable fall color.

Landscape Attributes

French Lace Weigela is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a shapely form and gracefully arching branches. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Planting & Growing

French Lace Weigela will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. 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.

French Lace Weigela

Characteristics

Ornamental Features

Landscape Attributes

Planting & Growing

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French Lace Weigela

Characteristics

Ornamental Features

Landscape Attributes

Planting & Growing

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