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- Plant of the Week: Sonic Bloom® Red Weigela; July 5, 2018
- Grower Sheet: Sonic Bloom® Red Weigela Grower Sheet
- Tag: Sonic Bloom® Red Weigela Tag
- Benchcard: Sonic Bloom® Red Weigela Benchcard
- Plant of the Week: Plant of the Week November 5, 2020
- Plant of the Week: Plant of the Week May 23, 2019
- Spec Sheet: Sonic Bloom® Weigela Series Spec Sheet
- Grower Sheet: Spec Sheet: 2019 Shrubs of the Year Grower’s Guide
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Meet the Breeder
Bert Verhoef
The Netherlands
SONIC BLOOM® Red
![Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs](/images/jcogs_img/cache/proven-winners-logo_-_93a80_-_49262e043796edd704ce6e3c7d9665d8c7827979.png)
Weigela - Reblooming
Weigela florida
'Verweig 6'
PP#25,132; CBR#4716
![Sonic Bloom Red weigela blooming in the landscape](/images/jcogs_img/cache/Weigela Sonic Bloom Red 1_-_93a80_-_d66ee138ab2d42989772c9757afb01cb05d9dae7.jpg)
![Close up of the tubular red blooms of Sonic Bloom Red weigela](/images/jcogs_img/cache/Weigela Sonic Bloom Red 2_-_93a80_-_228578e3050d0b3786edab9415fa6398f83a4903.jpg)
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- Reblooming
- Deer resistant
- Easy care
- Description
The lipstick-red flowers of Sonic Bloom® Red weigela are remarkable enough to make this a choice selection, but a burst of flowers in May followed by waves of rebloom until frost make it positively extraordinary. Deadheading is not needed for continuous bloom. Sonic Bloom® is a registered trademark of the Syngenta Group Company.
The Sonic Bloom series of weigela are the 2019 Flowering Shrubs of the Year.
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- USDA Zone
- 4 - 8 (-30°F/-34°C)
- Exposure
- Full sun
- Height
- 4 - 5'
- Width
- 4 - 5'
- Finish Time
- 1 season
- Type
- Deciduous
- Bloom Time
- Spring; Summer - fall
- Flower Color
- Red
- Foliage Color
- Green
- Liner Sizes
- 2 1/4", 4", Quick Turn
General Care
Soil
Adapts to any well-drained site.Pruning
Blooms on old wood - prune as needed after flowering. Remove oldest stems every 3-5 years to encourage vigorous juvenile growth.Uses
Shrub borders; mixed borders; hedges; specimen; foundation plantings.Growing Tips
Late to leaf out in spring. May require a bit of pruning to clean up winter damage - wait until new growth appears to do so.Features: Attracts pollinators, Alkaline soil, Clay soil, Reblooming, Deer resistant
Filters: Botanical genus: Weigela, Common name: Weigela - Reblooming, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 4, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, Exposure: Full sun, Bloom time: Spring, Bloom time: Summer, Bloom time: Fall, Red flowers, Green foliage
Features: Attracts pollinators, Alkaline soil, Clay soil, Reblooming, Deer resistant
Filters: Botanical genus: Weigela, Common name: Weigela - Reblooming, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 4, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, Exposure: Full sun, Bloom time: Spring, Bloom time: Summer, Bloom time: Fall, Red flowers, Green foliage