Description:

A vigorous spring-flowering shrub covered in pink trumpet-shaped flowers nestled among the golden foliage, attracts hummingbirds; a background shrub the rest of the year, good for accent use in the color garden; needs full sun

Ornamental Features

The Looymans Gold Weigela features showy clusters of pink trumpet-shaped flowers along the branches in late spring. It has attractive yellow foliage edged in burgundy. The pointy leaves are highly ornamental but do not develop any appreciable fall color.

Landscape Attributes

The Looymans Gold Weigela is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.

This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It is a good choice for attracting hummingbirds to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

The Looymans Gold Weigela is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• Mass Planting
• Hedges/Screening
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

The Looymans Gold Weigela will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.