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madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
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I have just been to a nursery and bought a couple of plants.
What gets me is that information on plant labels varies greatly from info elsewhere.
One plant I bought because it was H 40cm x S 60cm but have also seen it as H 60cm x S 100cm.So which is it?
“Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    What plant is it?
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    It probably depends on the growing conditions. Often plants will grow bigger and bushier in rich moist conditions than in poor soil in a drier climate. Also, for trees the given height/spread is sometimes for after 5 years or 10 years, and they don't necessarily stop growing at that point.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    It is Weigela picobella Rosa.
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
  • RubytooRubytoo Posts: 1,630
    edited July 2023
    This link is from Graham Rices blog if you read it the breeder of your plant Weigela picobella talks about it.


    https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/plants-blogs/plants/june-2019/weigela-picobella-rosa-tvp2

    I reckon that the breeder should know, so hopefully his Height 70cm and Spread of 1m  is fairly accurate. :D

    Found seedling July 2016 by Bert Verhoef,  but that is not the 10 years to maturity thing, but it has passed 5.... So maybe it will have a growth spurt in 10 and turn into a monster...
    Just kidding.
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