TL;DR You took the time and effort to develop a magnificent Weigela, and you love how its trumpet-shaped blooms bloom in the spring and how deep green its leaves are. But when summer comes, a terrible new visitor shows up, almost immediately. The leaves of your shrub, which used to be full and healthy, now have holes in them that …
When did you originally sow your Weigela? The burst of pink, red, or white trumpet-shaped blossoms covering every limb, the rich, vivid foliage, and the amazing hummingbirds darting from bloom to bloom. For years, it was probably a star actor in your garden—the kind of dependable plant you could always bank on for an amazing spring display. Now, perhaps years …
You’ve admired your Weigela’s beautiful, trumpet-shaped blooms all spring, and it has been a consistent star in your garden. But now, as you head into summer, something seems wrong. The leaves, which should be a vibrant green, are beginning to seem a little yellow and are dropping prematurely. A few of the lesser branches seem weak and uninteresting. Perhaps you …
The rose, ah. For decades it has represented beauty, love, and the classic garden ideal. We have all seen those amazing pictures; the precisely formed petals, the vivid hues, the seductive scent suggesting a perfect scene. And maybe, like me, you have given in to their irresistible appeal only to find yourself locked in a never-ending cycle of exacting pruning, …
Is it not a sad sight? On your Weigela all year, you have been yearning for those exquisite, trumpet-shaped flowers; instead, you are seeing yellow leaves, a depressed, drooping appearance, and perhaps some unusual, silky threads. You are doing everything perfectly, so what is wrong? This is a difficult fact whereby occasionally our finest gardening plans—such as putting a plant …
You put a lot of time into where to plant your Weigela, making sure it gets watered, and maybe even giving it some nice compost. But no matter how hard you try, it simply seems… not very good. Is it smaller than you thought it would be, with fewer flowers? Or does it just look forlorn and outshone by the …
You moved your magnificent Weigela with care, imagining how well it would do in its new home, filling your garden with its bright flowers. But now, instead of growing, it just seems…stuck? Are you witnessing leaves that are wilting even when you water them, not getting any new growth, or maybe even dropping some leaves? If this seems all too …
Have you seen that your lovely Weigela looks a little…off lately? Are the leaves that are typically bright and colorful now feeling sticky and maybe even getting a peculiar, dark coating? Or does that new growth look bent, curled, and very unhappy? If you’re nodding your head, you’re not alone. Your treasured shrub is probably sending out a garden SOS. …
A genuine showstopper in your garden, you planted your Weigela imagining a stunning explosion of vibrant, trumpet-shaped flowers. Yet year after season, the flower display is… disappointing? Or maybe, annoyingly, absent? Look up! Before you start blaming the plant itself, your pruning skills, or even the fertilizer. It could be only a lack of sunlight causing the problem. Isn’t it …
Your Weigela should be a bright star in your garden, full of color and vitality. But does it instead seem a little worn, pale, and generally unhappy, as though it’s fighting to keep up? You’re pretty sure it gets enough sun and you’re watering it correctly… so what changes? What a vexing riddle! Your shrub could be quietly starving from …
Dreaming of a Weigela that’s an absolute cascade of vibrant, trumpet-shaped flowers and lush, healthy foliage? I certainly do! Although Weigelas are not often the pickiest eaters in the garden, the secret to revealing their whole, amazing potential is really providing them with the correct nutrients at the appropriate time. Still, the fertilizer industry can be rather confusing, no? When …
A true showpiece in your yard, your Weigela should be a sight of lush green leaves and colorful, trumpet-shaped flowers. But are you noticing sad, yellowing leaves, a general lack of vitality, or a poor flower display despite your best efforts with watering and fertilizing? It can be really annoying! Its pH level could be the hidden offender just waiting …
Wanting to give your Weigela the very finest care, you’ve been carefully watering it, bathing it with what you think is life-giving moisture. But rather than flourishing, its leaves are beginning to turn a sad, sickly yellow. The whole plant is starting to seem weak and miserable, God forbid, far from the vivid shrub you pictured. Could your good intentions, …
Your Weigela was a picture of health, vivid and full of life, but recently, something looks… wrong. Do the leaves seem somewhat melancholy, maybe a bit droopy? Is its development a bit underwhelming, not quite as excited as you recall? It could just be sending out a quiet SOS, a frantic need for water. Us gardeners often worry about it, …
Imagine this: All year long, or maybe even longer, you have been eagerly waiting for your Weigela to burst into that magnificent display of trumpet-shaped, vibrant flowers. You recall last year’s colorful display, or maybe the alluring image on the nursery tag. The birds are singing and other plants are blooming as spring arrives, but what about your Weigela? A …