Weigela Eva Rathke

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You may not know this beautiful garden plant but you'll soon grow to love it - weigela (why-jeela) will grow in any kind of good garden soil, is happy in sun or shade, thrives in very cold climates and subtropical ones too (please test this out for yourself and let us know!). Pretty enough for a feature shrub, easy-care enough for hedging and low maintenance gardens.

We love Eva Rathke for her rich flower colour, cold tolerance, adaptability

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Description

Weigela florida, Weigela coraeensis 'Eva Rathke'

APPEARANCE: Leafy deciduous flowering shrub with pink buds that open into deep pink-red funnel shaped flowers in spring-summer. Foliage is mid green.
USE FOR: Feature shrub, mixed beds, cottage gardens.
CLIMATE: Completely frost hardy. Happy in sun or shade; will need extra watering in sunny locations.
PLANTING: Plant in moist or free-draining fertile soil in full sun to part shade to full shade.
CARE: Give it a light clip to maintain shape if necessary, otherwise very low-maintenance. Mature plants will respond to a hard prune if needed, to rejuvenate a leggy bush. Feed with a slow release fertiliser in spring and a fresh application of mulch.
SIZE: 1.5-3m H x 1.5-3m W
YOUR PLANTS: These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80 mm x 42 mm wide.

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