These shrubs are 10 ft tall. Very woody with foliage only at the top. I'd like to try & rejuvenate them.
How & when would be best to do it? Thanks.
These are both strong species, and I think you'll be very pleased with the results of a good hard pruning. Here's a general article on pruning: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/shgen/rejuvenation-pruning-tips.htm
and an article on weigelia pruning: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/weigela/pruning-weigela.htm
Treat the deutzia the same way.
I planted weigelas 2 years ago and they still haven't bloomed. They look healthy and are growing, but no flowers. What should I do?
Several things can keep a plant from flowering. Youth, for one -- sometimes plants don't flower until they're several years old. Too much shade is another. The third most likely is too much nitrogen/too little phosphorous. The fix for the first is patience; the second is hard, unless you can cut back some limbs; the third involves cutting back on fertilizer, using fertilizer with a higher middle number, and working bonemeal into the soil as an immediate fix.
I am near Boston, zone 5, I believe. Have a weigela in new home that has not been touched for 4+ years. It is lovely at top but very leggy and branches are also growing out over other plants. I would like to trim those branches but am wondering if it wouldn't be better to cut the whole plant back for fuller regrowth in general?
Here's a good article that should answer your questions: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/weigela/pruning-weigela.htm
Weigelas are tough and feisty, a good plant to start practicing the old gardening adage -- Fear Not The Pruners.
I have a weigela in my yard that I did not plant. Last year's growth rarely comes back. Some years I don't even know if it is alive until July. This year I have a couple of blooms just now in September. I have varied my attempts of pruning from not pruning it to severe pruning. It doesn't seem to matter. Any ideas on what I can do ?
This would be a "volunteer" plant, meaning it probably grew from a seed dropped by birds. Unfortunately, these plants rarely flower very much. The weigelas that flower so beautifully are grown from cuttings of plants that are outstanding bloomers. If you want one, my advice is to cut down your volunteer and buy a nice bush to put in its place. This article has some more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/weigela/growing-weigela.htm
I live in NW MT at 3000+ ft and was wondering about planting weigela. I would like some plants that would survive the snow and cold. The wine weigela is beautiful and I have just the place for it.
Here is a map of the planting zones in Montana:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/planting-zones/montana-planting-zones.htm
The vast majority of the state of Montana falls into growing zones 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a and 5b. It looks like Marion, MT falls in Zone 4b: -25F to -20F.
Wine Weigala grows in plant hardiness zones 4-8
I think it will work!
I live in Citrus City, Fla. and am hesitant to plant my weigela in full sun. Mostly only tropical plants can tolerate the hot sun here. Would it be better if I planted it in morning sun and afternoon shade...or vice versa or go with the full sun?
Weigela's do best in full sun. However, they can tolerate light shade at times, especially where summers are very hot.
For more information on growing weigela, please visit the following link:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/weigela/growing-weigela.htm
Can a weigela bush be started from cutting a limb and rooting in a pot of soil? we have a beautiful weigela this year and I would love to root some of it if possible.
Yes, you can root weigela from softwood cuttings. Information on how to do this can be found here:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/how-to-root-cuttings-from-various-shrubs-bushes-and-trees.htm