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help with weigela variegata

5 years ago

Recently. Bought a variegated form of weigela, it has healthy new growth but it also has a lot of leaves with burnt and crisp edges (older leaves) should I plant it in full sun or shade? The internet has me confused 😅
My summer are pretty dry and the average high temp can easily go as high as 95 F / 35 C

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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Where are you located? I think of Weigela as a cool damp climate plant. At least that’s what it gets here.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
5 years ago
yes ..... we need to know where you are.. big city name ...

hot and dry and variegated... the best spot.. would probably be early and late sun... but shade during the heat of the day ..... it wont die.. but it might not thrive in a lot of shade ...

ken
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Embothrium
5 years ago
In other words variegated variants of various kinds of plants are often prone to burning of the non green portions of their leaves.

Another thing your plant needs - in addition to a planting site that protects it from burning - is to get out of that undersized pot.

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