Weigela Naomi Campbell ('Bokrashine'PBR)
weigela [Naomi Campbell]
A compact, bushy, rounded shrub to about 1m, with dark green foliage flushed with bronzy-purple. Produces clusters of dark pinkish-red, tubular flowers in late spring and early summer
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Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
5–10 yearsUltimate spread
0.5–1 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Pink Red | Green Bronze Purple | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pink Red | Green Bronze Purple | ||
| Autumn | Green Bronze Purple | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full shade
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
West–facing or East–facing or South–facing or North–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Weigela are bushy deciduous shrubs with simple, ovate leaves and small clusters of funnel-shaped white, yellow, pink or red flowers on short side shoots in late spring and summer
- Name status
Trade
How to grow
Cultivation
Easy to grow in most moist but well-drained, fertile soils in sun or partial shade
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer, semi-hardwood cuttings in summer or hardwood cuttings in late autumn and winter
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Low Maintenance
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Pests
May be susceptible to leaf and bud eelworm
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus
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