Weigela florida Alexandra Growing and Care Guide

• Scientific Name: Weigela florida Alexandra
• Common Name: Weigela florida 'Alexandra'
• Growing Zone: USA: 4 to 08
• Life Cycle / Plant Type: Shrub

Plant Details

• Plant Height (Inches): 48 to 60
• Plant Spread (Inches): 48 to 60
• Time of Bloom: Late spring through early summer
• Flower Details: Pink
• Leaf Foliage: Purple
• Fruit:
• Growth Form: Spreading or horizontal, Upright / erect

Ideal Growing Conditions

• Best Light Conditions: Full sunlight
• Rate of Growth: Medium paced
• Suitable Soil Types: Adaptable, Clay, Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
• Soil Moisture: Moist

Caring Conditions

• Care:
• Level of Maintenance: Low
• Propagation:
• How to Prune:
• Pests:
• Diseases:

Further Information

• Can Attract: Hummingbirds
• Tolerant of: Clay Soil
• Best Garden Use: Border, Foundation Plant, Areas requiring pest toleranance, En masse, Specimen
• Family:
• Closely Related Species:
• Miscellaneous: Entices birdlife to the garden, Blooms are very showy
• Genus Detail: Weigela
• Further Reading and References: Here and Here