Weigela 'Crimson Kisses'

Get ready to be charmed by Weigela 'Crimson Kisses' from Bloomin' Easy®! This exceptional shrub will win you over with its extended and vibrant bloom, offering a profusion of bright red flowers. Perfect for adding a joyful, lively ambiance to your landscape or patio, it attracts pollinators all summer and fall, creating an unforgettable spectacle.

Characteristics

• Foliage: Leaves are a glossy green, providing a beautiful contrast to the vibrant flowers. The foliage is deciduous.
• Flowering: Produces an abundance of red bell-shaped flowers with a distinctive white eye. Flowering extends from spring to fall, with continuous rebloom.
• Light Requirements: Needs full sun (6+ hours of sun per day) for optimal flowering.
• Habit: This weigela has a bushy and rounded habit, making it compact and well-contained.
• Growth: Its growth is moderate, reaching a mature size of about 90 to 120 cm (3 to 4 feet) in height and width.
• Humidity: Prefers moderately moist soil, but tolerates dry and well-drained soils once established. Avoid waterlogged soils to prevent root rot.
• Soil: Adapts to a variety of soil types, but prefers well-drained and moderately fertile soil. A neutral pH is ideal.
• Temperature: Tolerates cold down to -34 °C or -30 °F.
• Watering: Moderate watering, about once a week. Potted plants may require more frequent watering during hot or dry weather. Allow the soil to dry slightly between waterings.
• Resistances: Resistant to deer.

Usage

• Types of Use: This versatile weigela is perfect for mass plantings, borders, flowerbeds, feature pots, and containers. Its compact size makes it an excellent choice for small gardens, as a specimen plant, or to form a low, flowering hedge.
• Decorative Benefits: Its vibrant red flowers bring spectacular colour and attractive texture to any space. Its compact habit ensures a tidy presence, even in more formal arrangements.

Maintenance

• Fertilization: Fertilizing in spring with a balanced fertilizer can encourage abundant flowering.
• Pruning: Pruning is easy and low-maintenance. To maximize blooms, trim lightly just after the first blooms have finished. This will encourage new blooms. You can also prune to maintain the desired shape or to remove dead or damaged branches in late winter or early spring. Never prune more than one-third of the plant at a time.
• Planting:
  • Spacing: Approximately 90 cm (3 feet) between each plant.
  • Depth: Plant at the same depth as it was in its container.
  • Period: Spring or fall are the best times for planting.