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Weigela questions

18 years ago

I made a very impulsive buy and purchased one of these not knowing a thing about it. I'm not even sure I've ever even seen one in person. Does anyone in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area grow these, and if so, what kind of exposure does it need? I have it on a side of the yard that gets a lot of sun, except once my Crepe Myrtle fully leafs out, it's going to be shaded. Will it be ok there, does it need more shade, less shade, full sun?

Any help is much appreciated.

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pjtexgirl
18 years ago
I've never grown it but on this link it says "acid" for soil type. Do you know your soil type?
My soil is alkaline clay/chaliche,my city water is alkaline and I even have limestone boarders that are...you guess it alkaline! That plant won't grow here without a lot of struggle and poor performance.
My friends over in Johnson county(20 miles) have heavy sandy(loamish) almost neutral soil. They can grow acid loving plants with amended soil.So it depends of what kind of soil you have. If your Weigela plant starts to yellow and develops chlorsis you'll know you have alkaline soil. PJ

Here is a link that might be useful: weigela
brenda_in_tx
Original Author
18 years ago
Oh thank you for responding! Yes, I have clay soil. I think I'll pull it up and put it in a big pot full of peat moss.

Thanks again, and thanks for the link.
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pjtexgirl
18 years ago
Welcome! PJ

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