Should You Deadhead Weigela?

It bears striking leaves and flowers. The leaves look variegated in shades of white, green and rose while its flowers, a delicate shade of pink. ... Like “Knockout Roses”, the reblooming Weigela flower cultivars need no deadheading. The new blossoms simply knock the spent blossoms off when they emerge.

Should I dead head weigela?

It is best to prune weigela shrubs in the late spring after they have finished blooming. ... This is because weigela blooms on wood that it is a year old. The wood that grows this year will bloom next year. Pruning weigelas after blooming means that you'll pruning before the blooming wood has a chance to grow.

What to do with weigela after flowering?

Weigela should be pruned just after flowering. Flowering occurs during late Spring through to early Summer. Pruning at this time will give your Weigela the opportunity to put on plenty of new growth. Next year's flowers will develop on this year's new growth (or by that next year – old growth).