Re: My Monet Weigela

**l*@juno.com**

My Monet is iffy here (NW New Jersey), zone 5B/6. A friend planted two --
one lived and one didn't. In another part of the county, a gardener had
one that thrived all summer and then just dopped dead in mid-September.

Regards,
Lois
Visit http://loisdevries.blogspot.com

On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:34:18 -0400 "Renee Beaulieu"
<renee.beaulieu@gmail.com> writes:
> Hello all,
> 
> Has anyone on the list tried My Monet (TM) Weigela? Success or 
> failure
> to report? Weigela does well on our heavy clay soil and is 
> relatively
> deer-resistant, so a dwarf form would be a very welcome addition to
> the plant palette. I did plant two My Monet for a client last fall,
> and neither survived the winter -- but we had an unusually dry and 
> hot
> summer and fall, followed by a wet winter, so I'm willing to give 
> the
> plant another chance... but I'd love to hear any one else's
> experience... if you live where you can see the ground yet.
> 
> Very chilly and wet early spring here in Cincinnati. (warm zone 6).
> Red maples, cornelian cherry, snowdrops, snow crocus, and eranthis 
> in
> bloom, with Scilla siberica just showing color. Wild onion growing
> wildly, and lawns are just starting to turn green.
> 
> -- 
> Renée Beaulieu
> 2882 Erie Avenue
> Cincinnati, OH 45208
> renee.beaulieu@gmail.com
> 
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