Can you identify this for me please:)

[noviceveggrower]

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

[veggiechicken]

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.

[noviceveggrower]

Thanks VC. Might take cuttings then during autumn and see if they take

[veggiechicken]

Take some now. If they don't take you can do more in the autumn

[craftymarie]

That is a beautiful looking shrub. What a gorgeous colour.

[shushkin!]

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.

[noviceveggrower]

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.

[veggiechicken]

Take a shoot without flowers!

[noviceveggrower]

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.

[noviceveggrower]

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.

[Containergardener]

I took cuttings from mums various ones , a shoot couple inches, soft stem , no flowers and now monster into great shrubs.
I love cuttings

[noviceveggrower]

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

[Containergardener]

I just like the challenge , I took spirea snowmound and philadelphus too, peony , loads.
So easy .

[noviceveggrower]

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.

[Madame Mucksprout]

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)