Plant Name: Weigela – Ghost
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Technical name: Weigela florida Ghost
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Plant Family / Type: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle) / Deciduous Flowering Shrub
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Preferred location: Full Sun
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Mature height: 4’ – 5’
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Mature Width: 4’ – 5’
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Growth Rate / Habit: Moderate / Upright Arching braches
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Flower / Foliage:
· Dark Red-Pink trumpet-shaped flowers - rebloom throughout the Summer
· Green / Iridescent butter yellow in Summer. Greenish-White in Fall
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Preferred soil:
· Prefers well-drained soils but fairly adaptable to other soil types
· Medium moisture
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Pruning and Maintenance:
· Time – after flowering in early to mid-Summer (bloom on prior year’s wood)
· Deadhead flowers to encourage repeat blooms
· User clippers. Cut above a bud or shoot on a slight slant one-quarter inch above a healthy bud. The direction in which the top remaining bud is pointing will determine the direction of new growth
· Cut leggy branches back to a main stem, bud, side shoot or branch
· Lop off any branches lying at ground level
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Shaping:
· Prune to desire shape after spring bloom to keep the plant from becoming scraggly
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Fertilize
· Fertilize in early spring by applying a slow release fertilizer specialized for trees and shrubs
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