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Weigela - Pink Delight
Pink Delight Weigela, weigela florida 'Pink Delight', is a compact rounded shrub with deep pink flowers in May and June. The blooms hold their color better than other weigela and this cultivar is hardier than other pink weigela. It grows 5-6 feet tall and 4-6 feet wide. This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds. Pink Delight is good as a shrub border, groupings, foundation or specimen plant. A deciduous shrub, it requires full sun to partial shade. Weigelas like plenty of sun, but manage in very light shade. They are not fussy about soil type, but they do best in moist, fertile, well-drained soil. One should follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. It is pollution resistant. ... more info
Dogwood - Greytwig The Gray Dogwood is a deciduous shrub which typically occurs in moist or rocky ground along streams, ponds, wet meadows, glade and prairie margins, thickets and rocky bluffs. It grows 10-15' tall and features white flowers borne in terminal racemes (hence the species name of racemosa) in late spring and grayish-green, elliptic to lance-shaped leaves (2-4" long). Foliage turns an interesting dusky purplish red in fall. Terminal stems holding the flowers are distinctively red and provide interesting contrast to the clusters of small white berries which form after the flowers have dropped. Red stem color is more easily seen after the fruits are gone, and red color often persists into early winter. Excellent when planted in groups and left alone to spread in naturalized areas or native plant gardens. Also effective in shrub borders, along streams or ponds or near buildings or when planted as a screen. Can be particularly useful because of its ability to grow in poor soils. Easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerant of city air pollution. |
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