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  • Can you identify this for me please:)

    Hi,

    Hi we are in rented and we have this bush outside our back door. I was hoping some knowledgeable bods would be able to identify it for me.

    Its a lovely colour and the bees love it. So I was wondering what would be the best way to take cuttings.



    Thanks

    oh Mods could you please flip my photos. Phone messing me about again. Thanks
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    Flipped one as doesn't make much difference which way up the flowers are!
    Looks Weigela - maybe Bristol Ruby.
    https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/details?plantid=5574

    I have a couple of different Weigela's here and they take easily from cuttings. My favourite has variegated leaves and pink flowers.
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    • #3
      Thanks VC. Might take cuttings then during autumn and see if they take
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      • #4
        Take some now. If they don't take you can do more in the autumn

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        • #5
          That is a beautiful looking shrub. What a gorgeous colour.
          LOVE growing food to eat in my little town back garden. Winter update: currently growing overwintering onions, carrots, lettuce, chard, salad leaves, kale, cabbage, radish, beetroot, garlic, broccoli raab, some herbs.

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          • #6
            Its weigela. I have the rubidor form. The same ruby red flowers but the leaves are golden green. Its absolutely smothered in flowers. Once the flowers are over I take semi hardwood cuttings and they strike very easily in a warm spot with indirect light.
            Last edited by shushkin!; 03-06-2016, 08:24 AM.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
              Take some now. If they don't take you can do more in the autumn
              I don't think all the bees would be very happy if I started cutting bits off.
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              • #8
                Take a shoot without flowers!

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by craftymarie View Post
                  That is a beautiful looking shrub. What a gorgeous colour.
                  Its massive must be about 8 foot tall at the moment. It gets cut back every other year and comes back twice as big.
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by shushkin! View Post
                    Its weigela. I have the rubigold form. The same ruby red flowers but the leaves are golden green. Its absolutely smothered in flowers. Once the flowers are over I take semi hardwood cuttings and they strike very easily in a warm spot with indirect light.
                    Thanks for the advice shushkin. Will do that this autumn or when it finishes its first lot of blooms.
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                    • #11
                      I took cuttings from mums various ones , a shoot couple inches, soft stem , no flowers and now monster into great shrubs.
                      I love cuttings
                      Northern England.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Containergardener View Post
                        I took cuttings from mums various ones , a shoot couple inches, soft stem , no flowers and now monster into great shrubs.
                        I love cuttings
                        I love cuttings too. Mainly cause I'm a bit of a cheapskate
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                        • #13
                          I just like the challenge , I took spirea snowmound and philadelphus too, peony , loads.
                          So easy .
                          Northern England.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Containergardener View Post
                            I just like the challenge , I took spirea snowmound and philadelphus too, peony , loads.
                            So easy .
                            Took cuttings from the Hydrangea plants outside the front door. They all took as well. Again in cheapskate mode and wanted to see if I could do it.
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                            • #15
                              Me too!

                              I think this is what I have? I know nothing about it.

                              I wondered if anyone could advise on how I should treat this? Its Massive and the hedge needs a really good trim (but I dont want to loose or damage the beautiful flowers).

                              I dont want to piggyback on someone elses post though (sorry)
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