Weigela Ghost® PP20025

Scientific Name: Weigela 'Carlton'

Also Known As

Weigela 'Ghost'
Weigela florida 'Carlton'
Weigela florida 'Ghost'
Weigela florida Ghost™
CARDINAL SHRUB

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 4'-5'
W: 4'-5'

planting zones

5a-9b

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Weigela Ghost® PP20025 plant details

Weigela Ghost® PP20025 is a fast-growing broadleaf deciduous shrub with chartreuse, gold, green and white foliage. In spring and summer pink and red flowers emerge. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Weigela Ghost® PP20025

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: caprifoliaceae
Foliage: deciduous chartreuse, gold, green and white
Mature size: 4 FT - 5 FT - wide, 4 FT - 5 FT - tall
Flowers: pink and red blooms in spring and summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Weigela Ghost® PP20025

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

The remarkable foliage of this 4-5'shrub starts out a deep, yellow-green before changing to a shimmering, ghostly, pale-yellow as the season progresses. Dark-ruby-red flowers in provide a striking contrast to the foliage in spring and they rebloom again sporadically until frost. This shrub makes a fine specimen or informal hedge and is very attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. S-PSh/M PP20025

By: Forestfarm

PP20,025 A cool Weigela with dark red-pink flowers in spring and remarkable foliage that magically turns to a ghostly, iridescent butter yellow as the summer progresses. Provides seasons of color. Sporadically reblooms during the summer into fall. Light pruning will encourage repeat flowering. Features: Chartreuse foliage transforms to iridescent buttercream in late summer. Red spring flowers often rebloom. Deer resistant. Tips and Uses: Shrub borders, grouping, masses, specimen plants, and containers. Plant Care: Adaptable; prefers moist well-drained soil. Prune after flowering. Apply a controlled release fertilizer in spring.

By: Conifer Kingdom

A new cultivar, reportedly not susceptible to leaf burn.The yellow-green foliage changes to pale green then to almost white as the season progresses. Ruby red tubular flowers are produced in late spring and throughout the summer. Grows 4-5 tall and wide.

By: Avant Gardens

(W. f. Carlton ppaf) is a low grower with green leaves that change through summer into white leaves with a slight green margin. The pink purple flowers appear in late spring and can rebloom with a light pruning by late summer.