Weigela [Briant Rubidor] ('Olympiade') (v)

RHS Plant Profile

weigela [Briant Rubidor]

Synonyms

Weigela 'Olympiade', Weigela 'Rubidor', Weigela [Rubidor Variegata], Weigela [Rubidor], Weigela [Rubigold], Weigela florida 'Rubidor', Weigela florida [Rubigold]

Shrubs

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Dense, spreading, deciduous shrub up to 2m in height and spread. The leaves are yellow-green at first, becoming bright yellow through summer, sometimes with central green streaks and a very narrow, red margin. Rich dark-red flowers are produced from late spring to early summer

Position

Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

1.5-2.5 metres

Max Spread

1.5-2.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 5–10 years
Max Spread: 1.5-2.5 metres
Max Height: 1.5-2.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand

Moisture: Moist but well–drained or Well–drained
pH: Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Partial shade

Aspect: East–facing or West–facing or North–facing
Exposure: Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H6

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Caprifoliaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Spreading branched
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

Grow in moist but well-drained fertile soil. A position in light shade may be best as leaves can scorch in hot sun

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer, semi-ripe cuttings in midsummer or hardwood cuttings in late autumn and winter

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage and informal garden
Flower borders and beds

Pruning

pruning group 2 in midsummer after flowering. Responds well to pruning, renovate in early spring

Pests

May be susceptible to leaf and bud eelworms, capsid bug and brown scale

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus