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Red Prince Weigela

Updated : January 18, 2021

52 Comments

Red Prince Weigela

Red Prince Weigela is one of the best selling plants that I grow. I guess it’s the striking red flowers that attract attention that make it such a great seller.

Red Prince Weigela

Red Prince grows well in zones 4 through 8.

Red Prince loves full sun but it will also tolerate some shade.

Rich green leaves really make the pink to red flowers really stand out. Some of these blooms look pink, but in natural light they really are more red than anything.

Sold! When a customer sat these two beauties on our check out table I had to snap a photo of them. No wonder she wanted them!

Red Prince Weigela is super easy to propagate. It’s a fast grower but also very easy to maintain at just about any size you want them to be. If you wan them to grow to a height of 60″ that’s no problem. I you want to keep them as a rounded shrub only 30″ tall they work perfect for that as well.

They Root easily as Softwood Cuttings in the Summer and just as easily as Hardwood Cuttings in the Fall, Winter and Early Spring.

Red Prince Weigela is a great pollinator and the horn shaped flowers attract Humming Birds and Butterflies like crazy.

Deer Resistant? I honestly don’t know, but I can assure you they are deer resilient. If they deer do munch on them, unlike an evergreen, they will bounce right back.

Questions, comments, mean things to say? Post them below and I will respond. Until then, by any and all means stay inspired!

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Comments

  1. Melissa says

    June 12, 2022 at 11:11 am

    Hello, I have four red prince olabts. I have two that appear to be growing up which we want as we purchased for semi privacy for our patio. We have two that do not seem to be growing and are growing out-more so laying on the ground. Is there something additional we can do for these two to get them to be upright as the other two so they are all looking the same? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Mike says

      June 13, 2022 at 7:56 am

      Melissa,

      They sound like a different variety of plant, probably have to replace them.

      Reply
  2. Phedelma Hancock says

    April 28, 2022 at 1:27 am

    Hi Mike
    My name is Phedelma and I’m in Johnson City TN. Wanted to ask if you have any Red Prince Weigelia for sale! I’m a member of Backyard Growers and the Growers University. Trying to get started May the 7th at the Farmers Market Downtown Johnson City. Was interested in trying to grow some Red Prince for my business. My business name is Gifted Hands Plants. I have my certification certificate to be legit from the Agriculture Dept. look forward to here back. Tks. And God Bless you for sharing your knowledge with so many people.

    Reply
    • Mike says

      April 28, 2022 at 8:04 am

      Phedelma,

      I do have Red Prince Weigela but I am not shipping any plants at this time. But since you are a member, http://backyardgrowers.com/join, just ask in the members area and somebody will offer some up.

      Reply
      • Phedelma says

        April 29, 2022 at 2:13 am

        Thank you Mike. You’re a God send, God bless al your endeavors.I’ll contact them and hope they have some available.

        Reply
  3. Richard S Guy says

    March 6, 2022 at 6:14 pm

    Mike, Please put me on your E-Mail list
    Thank you

    Reply
  4. Lori says

    October 24, 2021 at 10:33 am

    Hi Mike. Do you sell them in the pots? I’m located in Upstate NY, in zone 6B, and would need 3-5, but am not interested in starting them from cuttings. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Mike says

      October 25, 2021 at 7:04 am

      Lori,

      I do, and I’m pretty sure that we still have some on hand.

      Reply
  5. Lennie says

    October 17, 2021 at 5:54 pm

    I have never seen the Red Prince Weigela in the Pacific Northwest am I able to grow one they are beautiful.

    Reply
    • Mike says

      October 18, 2021 at 6:42 am

      Lennie,

      I’m sure you can.

      Reply
  6. Kim Austin says

    October 12, 2021 at 6:32 pm

    If I join do I have to have a resale or wholesale License to buy plants from members list? I don’t want a business, just a hobby and sell extra to friends and neighbors.

    Reply
    • Mike says

      October 13, 2021 at 8:13 am

      Kim,

      You don’t need a license to buy plants in our members area. http://backyardgrowers.com/join

      Reply
  7. Penny Henderson says

    July 16, 2021 at 10:57 am

    Hi Mike. I bought a wine and roses I believe it is called in early summer and it was in bloom. I planted it and it hasn’t bloomed again. I have fertilized it but I have no clue what is going on with it. Also I was wondering if you can direct me to a list of plants that are patent free that I can propagate and sell. I had no idea there were even patents for plants. Also is it ok to grow plants from seeds and sell them or is there patents on them as well. If you can point me in the right direction it would be great. I have looked all over the internet and I am so frustrated.
    If you can help I would apperciate it
    Thank you
    Penny Henderson

    Reply
    • Mike says

      July 17, 2021 at 8:05 am

      Penny,

      Wine and Roses blooms in the spring and might make a few flowers later in the season. It used to be patented and the name is still trademarked and off limits. Your frustration could be easily solved if you test drive our members area for 30 days. You can get all of your questions like this answered in almost real time. And you can buy non patented plants that you are free to propagate. http://backyardgrowers.com/join See this list, but finding the plants is the challenge; https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2019/03/non-patented-public-domain-plants-that-you-should-be-free-to-propagate/

      Reply
  8. Angie says

    May 27, 2021 at 5:26 pm

    I have a tango weigela that we purchased 2 years ago and each spring it has bloomed beautifully. However, this spring, there is only one branch that has bloomed and all the other branches are bare and some are brittle. I’m not sure what happened. Should I cut it down and hope for better results next season?

    Reply
    • Mike says

      May 28, 2021 at 8:23 am

      Angie,

      Seems odd. Remove the dead wood for sure. This is how you test to see if a plant, or a branch on a plant has died. Just scratch the bark of your plants with your finger nail. If the tissue below the bark is green and firm your plants are fine. If the tissue is brown and mushy that part of the plant is dead.

      Reply
  9. Brian says

    March 19, 2021 at 7:50 am

    Hey Mike are these plants supposed to die back every year. I have several of these in zone 6. Every spring new shoots come out of the ground and not on the previous years wood. Makes for an unsightly plant. Definitely not one of my favorites early spring. Am I suppose to cut them back to the ground every fall?

    Reply
    • Mike says

      March 19, 2021 at 9:00 am

      Brian,

      No, here in zone 5 they do just fine and do not die back to the ground. Are you sure you have Red Prince?

      Reply
    • David Kiehl says

      March 30, 2021 at 7:33 pm

      I live in zone 6 and mine never dies back! I also had one when living in zone 4 and it never died back!

      Reply
  10. Mylinda White says

    March 9, 2021 at 6:43 pm

    I’ve seen something very similar but with yellow blooms. Could it be a variety of Weigela?

    Reply
    • Mike says

      March 10, 2021 at 9:19 am

      I don’t think so. But maybe.

      Reply
      • Gayle Webster says

        April 2, 2021 at 10:48 pm

        I have several Weigela that used to flower pink. Now they are flowering yellow and at the same time as the forsythia! I know I had pink blooms on them a couple of years ago!!!!

        Reply
        • Mike says

          April 3, 2021 at 8:17 am

          I have no explanation. I think what you now have is forsythia growing where the weigela used to be. I’m not even familiar with a weigela that blooms yellow and if there is one, it’s not going to just randomly pop up in a garden.

          Reply
          • David Gent says

            May 30, 2021 at 6:05 pm

            Hi Mike,

            In April 2021, you made a reference about yellow weigela saying
            ‘ I’m not even familiar with a weigela that blooms yellow ‘

            You might be interested to know that I have seen one advertised in
            England as ‘ Middendorffiana (yellow). ‘

            The blooms have particularly impressive throats as they are very intricately detailed. Eventual height and spread of 2m but can be kept back with regular pruning which will encourage stronger flowering. Flowering May-July.

            I am just about to purchase a collection of three —
            one of Olympiade (red with yellow leaves), Red Prince and Middendorffiana (yellow) and the three together should look impressive with a mixture of the red and yellow — so will give it a try.
            They come in 9 cms pots.

            Hope that this is of interest to you and your followers – as I have been for many years.

          • Mike says

            May 31, 2021 at 7:38 am

            David,

            Thank you for this information. In quick Google search I did find it, but they all, or most seem to be in the Uk???? Here’s a photo; https://www.keepingitgreennursery.com/products/weigela-middendorffiana-middendorf-weigela

  11. Paul Fredricks says

    February 21, 2021 at 11:00 am

    I have many Weigela plants, I don’t know which variety as they were growing when I bought the property. But they got too big and began to develop “witches broom” as the previous owners hedge pruned them. I decided to cut them way, way back, like 1″ above the ground. They responded beautifully, By the next year they were a nice sized shrub and bloomed as usual. My plants prefer full sun but can do well in light shade. Its a great plant with beautiful flowers. I’m with Mike, these are highly recommended.

    Reply
    • Mike says

      February 22, 2021 at 10:13 am

      Paul,

      Thanks for sharing your experience with heavy pruning, most are afraid to prune that aggressively.

      Reply
    • David Kiehl says

      March 30, 2021 at 7:38 pm

      Do you mean twig blight? I have never heard of witches broom on a weigela

      Reply
  12. TERRENCE JESSEN says

    February 17, 2021 at 4:05 pm

    Can I order the Red Weigela later this spring from you??

    Reply
    • Mike says

      February 18, 2021 at 10:50 am

      Terrence,

      I don’t ship any plants but many of our members, http://backyardgrowers.com/join, do.

      Reply
  13. Toye Ekunsanmi says

    February 13, 2021 at 1:05 pm

    Does anyone know how to get new cuttings from?

    Reply
    • Mike says

      February 14, 2021 at 9:53 am

      Toye,

      See this; https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2015/01/easy-summertime-plant-propagation-techniques-can-home/

      Reply
  14. Charline Jolly says

    February 13, 2021 at 11:39 am

    My dad had a small nursery and grew a lot of weigelia.. He wanted to see if it was going to grow in snow country, so sent some to Lake Tahoe with me. It died! I am surprised to hear it grows in your climate. Sunnyvale used it a lot in median plantings.

    Reply
    • Mike says

      February 14, 2021 at 10:02 am

      Charline,

      It does great in zone 5 Ohio.

      Reply
  15. Bill says

    February 13, 2021 at 10:32 am

    How do you keep deer out of your growing area

    Reply
    • Mike says

      February 14, 2021 at 10:05 am

      Bill,

      Deer can be challenging but for me they are not a problem. I’m not sure if the huge coyote population helps with that or not. They sure keep the rabbits in check. But for deer a fence is really the most effective thing you can use. But it has to be high.

      Reply
  16. Faye says

    February 13, 2021 at 10:16 am

    When is the best time to prune Weigela?

    Reply
    • Mike says

      February 14, 2021 at 10:05 am

      Faye,

      You can trim Weigela anytime they need it.

      Reply
      • Lori Beth Davidson says

        June 30, 2021 at 8:34 am

        My Weigela are 3 years old 2.5 ‘ tall and as wide and quite healthy! I love them but want to keep them from getting out of hand. I’ve watched the pruning of Spirea… should I use the same method? and is it wise to thin them by 30% ? Thanks a million.

        Reply
        • Mike says

          July 1, 2021 at 7:51 am

          Lori,

          Thinning them is fine. If heavy pruning is needed it would be best to do that after Thanksgiving. Trim them now, but if you really want to cut them hard, do so when dormant.

          Reply
  17. Anonymous says

    February 13, 2021 at 9:50 am

    Hi Mike bigger nursery stopped growing these in Wisconsin because they are not patient no more I say at farmer markets if I can’t sell a weigela I would be back they are the biggest seller I try patient weigela ‘s they are slow growing and harder to sell one of my biggest reason’s I jointed I Had wine & rose an a tango in same size pots the tango out sold I be looking for 100 or more each kind I can find thanks Louis Williamson knotty pine nursery Seymour wis

    Reply
    • Judy Simons says

      February 13, 2021 at 11:07 am

      How n where can I find these flowers to buy?

      Reply
      • Mike says

        February 14, 2021 at 10:03 am

        Judy,

        You might find them locally or online. In our members area, http://backyardgrowers.com/join, they usually sell for about $2.00 each. Maybe less for a rooted cutting.

        Reply
  18. Gene Long says

    February 13, 2021 at 9:39 am

    How much are they?

    Reply
    • Mike says

      February 13, 2021 at 10:04 am

      Gene,

      Locally I retail them for $6.97 each and in our members area, http://backyardgrowers.com/join
      , they are regularly available for $2.00 each or less via mail order.

      Reply
  19. Jake says

    January 25, 2021 at 10:58 pm

    Hi Mike! If you take cuttings of these in the fall or winter to root out would you leave them outside over winter? Living in west Michigan and being new to propagation and just trying to figure it out. I want to run my own nursery at some point.

    Reply
    • Mike says

      January 26, 2021 at 9:47 am

      Jake,

      Yes, hardwood cuttings do fine outside in the elements. Just take 4″ cuttings, stick them in some soil, almost any kind of soil works and water in the spring as needed to keep them moist. I now do all of my hardwood cuttings at the end of March. See these links; https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2015/01/easy-winter-time-plant-propagation-can-home/

      and this; https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2016/09/hardwood-cuttings-winter-of-20152016/

      Reply
      • Pat Jackson says

        February 13, 2021 at 2:15 pm

        It that when you do your grapevine cuttings as well Mike or do you still do those in April? Thank you.

        Reply
        • Mike says

          February 14, 2021 at 9:53 am

          Pat,

          Grape vines should be done during the winter or very early spring while still dormant.

          Reply
  20. Rebecca Mauney says

    January 19, 2021 at 6:32 pm

    Weigela was one of my Mother’s. favorites. Haven’t seen it in a long time.
    Do the leaves stay on in Winter? Think so-forgot.
    Would they be good along front porch-morning sun?
    Would “mouse ears” (I think-lost page) fit along with them?

    Reply
    • Mike says

      January 20, 2021 at 10:08 am

      Rebecca,

      They are not an evergreen, they’d be fine along a porch and the Blue Mouse Ears would be fine in front of them.

      Reply
  21. Rebecca Mauney says

    January 19, 2021 at 12:23 pm

    Weigela is was a favorite plant of my mother. I do not recall a pretty red
    like this. Does this plant retain leaves during winter-to make a pretty bush?

    Reply

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