Re: !/ Proven Winners now Weigela

I have mine in a mostly shaded spot (gets maybe 2 hours of midday sun 
only- but has other larger plants around it so doubt it gets much direct 
sun), good drainage, amended soil, regular water.  I was afraid it might 
be in too much shade and was considering moving it to someplace with 
more sun, but sounds like that would make things worse.  It is near a 
brick wall, so that may be adding to the heat- so maybe I will move it, 
but to another shady spot away from the wall.

Theresa

kmrsy@comcast.net wrote:

>Theresa,
>I see this Weigela listed most often as zones 4-9, but sometimes only
>4-8, perhaps you're at the hot end and W&R isn't happy. Mine, so far,
>seems ok, but I just got it last spring. I'm in Z5 and have it facing
>east almost under a dogwood tree. What conditions surround yours?
>
>
>Kitty
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>>Speaking of this Weigela, I have one of these plants it is now a year 
>>and a half old in my garden- bought it as a 1 gallon container. It has 
>>been most unhappy since I brought it home. Is there some special secret 
>>to growing these well? Any advise is appreciated. 
>>
>>Theresa 
>>
>>kmrsy@comcast.net wrote: 
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>>>Off hand I know that we (MGs) get at least one Proven Winners shrub from 
>>>one of our wholesalers, Stonehouse Nursery in MI. It is the Weigela 
>>>'Wine and Roses'. When we ordered it, it was a Color Choice plant, but 
>>>before it was delivered, Color Choice (as I understand it) was bought 
>>>out by Proven Winners. This caused a long delay in shipping because PW 
>>>wouldn't allow shipping with CC tags and didn't give SH new tags to 
>>>replace them. It didn't matter that we hadn't ordered the tags and 
>>>didn't want them, and weren't going to be getting them. It froze the 
>>>shipment, causing us extra expense, until PW said it was ok. 
>>>
>>>
>>>Kitty 
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>>>>Hello Ceres, 
>>>>If your do order and receive shrubs from Spring Meadow I doubt you will 
>>>>have anything for sale until the fall.... unless you sell small sizes. The 
>>>>shrubs you purchase wholesale will be in liners in 3 sizes. Nothing over 
>>>>about 6 to 8 inches in height. With lots of care you could have a gallon for 
>>>>sale this summer on some of the more fast growing. Hydrangea responds 
>>>>quickest, I believe. 
>>>>I am not sure about who and who does not have a license to sell PW 
>>>>plants... I do not think it is exclusive to SM only. Could be wrong... I 
>>>>have not followed through on a search. I do know I am currently looking 
>>>>around for other wholesalers of larger shrubs and trees... and not having a 
>>>>problem locating all I can find space for here. There are some wonderful 
>>>>small family operations selling some pretty rare or unusual shrubs and trees 
>>>>wholesale. 
>>>>Gene E. Bush 
>>>>Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc 
>>>>www.munchkinnursery.com 
>>>>genebush@munchkinnursery.com 
>>>>Zone 6/5 Southern Indiana 
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>>>>>Gene, I understand it is very expensive to be a member & attend these 
>>>>>shows. 
>>>>>ISU gets tickets for students/MGs very cheap and that is how I attend. 
>>>>>Dr Armitage didn't have much new to talk about and he apologized to 
>>>>>those who had heard him speak before because he said, 'I have the same 
>>>>>old 
>>>>>jokes.' And he did. The best speaker of the Iowa show (my personal 
>>>>>opinion of 
>>>>>course) was Dr Ann Marie VanDerZanden, ISU prof who spoke on 'Looking for 
>>>>>Design 
>>>>>Inspiration'. 
>>>>>I did not speak to anyone at Spring Meadows. I just retrieved the 
>>>>>infor 
>>>>>for the greenhouse where I work. She was going to make the contact which 
>>>>>may 
>>>>>be useless. They are in the power seat, I would assume, since they have 
>>>>>control of the PW contract. Their publication is exciting. There were 
>>>>>other 
>>>>>vendors at the show who are marketing PW but their stock comes from SM, 
>>>>>correct? 
>>>>>The greenhouse does not carry much in shrubs and it is difficult to have 
>>>>>anything that looks good in such a short time since they are only open Apr 
>>>>>& May. 
>>>>>Ceres 
>>>>>
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