Is Weigela deer resistant?
Weigela florida
About Weigela
Generally passed over, with occasional light browsing on soft new growth in spring. Established shrubs are not troubled. The mistake that costs a season is pruning at the wrong time. Weigela flowers on old wood, so anything cut in autumn or early spring removes the flower buds. Prune immediately after it finishes flowering in early summer, taking a third of the oldest stems out at the base rather than shearing the outside. Old neglected plants respond well to hard renovation, cut right down over two or three winters, and come back denser than they were. The dark-leaved cultivars need real sun to hold their colour and go muddy green in shade.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Fertility
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 47 to 71 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Tolerances and uses
- Drought
- Moderate
- Salt
- Low
- Pollinators
- Moderate
Similar to Weigela
Other shrubs with the same deer rating.
- Antelope BitterbrushPurshia tridentataSeldom damaged
- Anthony Waterer SpireaSpiraea x bumaldaZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Apache PlumeFallugia paradoxaZones 6–10Seldom damaged
- Armstrong JuniperJuniperus chinensis 'Armstrongii'Zones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn OliveElaeagnus umbellataZones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn SageSalvia greggiiZones 6–9Seldom damaged
Where Weigela grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
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Common questions about Weigela
- Is Weigela deer resistant?
- Weigela (Weigela florida) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Weigela grow in?
- Weigela is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Weigela grow in shade?
- No. Weigela wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Weigela get?
- Mature height is roughly 72–120 in. Growth rate is moderate.
- When does Weigela bloom?
- Weigela flowers from May–June.