Sonic Bloom® Punch Weigela
Shrub
- Packed with vibrant pink flowers atop bronzey-green foliage!
- Compact weigela, perfect for smaller borders & spaces.
- Blooming in spring & reblooming summer through fall.
- Zones 4-8, sun, 2.5-4' tall x 4' wide at maturity.
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Description
Loved by butterflies & hummingbirds, and gardeners alike, weigela is a versatile shrub that will add value to any garden or landscape. The distinct funnel-shaped blooms appear in vivid colors during spring, with many varieties reblooming well into fall. Weigela is easy to grow and only needs pruning every 3-5 years to encourage more vigorous growth.
Details
Common name: Weigela
Zone: 4 - 8
Sun exposure: Full sun (6+ hours sun)
Height x width: 2.5-4' tall and 4’ wide
Flower color: Pink
Foliage color: Green
Season of Interest: Spring-fall
Bloom time: Late spring, rebloom summer- fall
Features: Rabbit-resistant, deer-resistant, Proven Winners, heat tolerant, cold tolerant, compact, reblooming
Uses: Specimen, hedge, perennial gardens
How to Grow
Light: Full sun (6+ hrs/day)
Water: Average
Space: Min. 4' apart.
Fertilizing: Apply a granular rose or garden fertilizer in early spring if desired. Never fertilize weigela past mid-summer, as this increases likelihood of winter damage to any new growth the plant puts on as a result.
Winterizing: A good 2-3" layer of mulch is recommended.
Maintenance & Pruning: Blooms on old wood - prune as needed after flowering. Remove oldest stems every 3-5 years to encourage vigorous juvenile growth.
Note: Weigela are one of the last shrubs to leaf out in spring, so don't panic if you aren't seeing signs of life even if everything else in your yard has started to grow.
Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:
Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:
Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.
My 3-yr old Sonic Bloom Weigala plants are beautifully healthy and are showy at their fullest bloom. I have 9 Sonic Bloom Weigala at 3 years old and love them so much I purchased more along with Czechmark and Wine and Roses Weigala. All the new plants are growing and healthy. Hoping next spring will showcase all of these Weigala beauties.
Arrived very healthy and thriving. Planted it a few days later and it is already budding. I expected no less from an amazing company that hasn't let me down once!
Plants looked bad when I got them. They have not improved. Don’t think they will make it
Sonic Bloom® Punch Weigela
I appreciated how they were packaged and shipped. The plants were undamaged and healthy. We planted them as a border to our pool and they look great. They've settled in nicely and are already blooming.
The Sonic bloom punch weigela arrived in great shape. Still looking good and would look even better if the weather would warm up a bit and stay there .
The Weigela plants I received were small, but a nice size, and very healthy. Planted them early spring and they are already putting out beautiful fuschia colored blossoms. Can't wait until they get bigger. The plants were shipped with care. Definitely recommend. I will buy more plants from this comany. Thanks!
Nice healthy plants. I would recommend this seller
arrived looking good. Planted in full sun areas and will see how they come thru winter. Hopefully they will return growing come spring as I look forward to seeing them. I had two for years that both passed away in different years. Last one died five years ago and I missed them. So I have gotten numerus colors put around my yard this year.
Healthy plants, very well packaged. Can’t wait to see them grow up!
Wasn't what I expected at all.
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I have a small space next to a low wall that ideally would have a sonic bloom wigela 3-4 feet tall by about 3 feet wide. I am a brand new gardener. Do I just plant one plant for this or a few next to each other?
You would probably only need one Sonic Bloom® Punch Weigela since the mature size for this shrub is 2.5-4 tall and 4 feet wide.
In the pictures from this site, the weigelas look like a normal shaped bush...like an azalea. But the customer pictures all seem to show the weigelas as long and leggy, with some needing support.
Are any of them naturally a classic "bush" shape or have the ones from this site just been pruned to shape?
Weigela blooms on old wood so pruning should only be done as needed after flowering and every 3-5 yearsto remove the oldest branches to encourage vigorous juvenile growth. This may be the reason you see long, leggy growth in pictures. However, Sonic Bloom® Punch Weigela has a more compact growing habit and reaches 2.5-4 feet tall and 4 feet wide at maturity which may encourage a more bush-like form.
Bought my plants in april; when can I expect blooming; the plants are getting much bigger; no blooms yet.
Hi there! Sonic Bloom Punch™ Weigela is a reblooming shrub that flowers in late spring and then again in late summer to fall. If you don't see blooms this year (because the shrub is putting its growing energy into establishing its roots) you should have blooms next spring.
Your picture of the SONIC BLOOM PUNCH™ WEIGELA looks like the leaves are variegated but other pictures don’t show that. Are they variegated or not?
Hello! The Sonic Bloom Punch™ Weigela has solid-colored leaves that complement its vibrant pink flowers, as seen on the product page.
The picture next to our blog, Questions Answered Series: How to Grow Weigela, is of the My Monet Purple Effect® Weigela that has variegated leaves.