Red Prince Weigela vs Dutchmans pipe - TreeTime.ca

Red Prince Weigela vs Dutchmans pipe

Weigela florida Red Prince

Aristolochia macrophylla

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

Red Prince Weigela
Dutchmans pipe

Red Prince Weigela should be the next flowering shrub you add to your yard. Vibrant red tubular blooms flower two times per season, once in spring and again in late summer.

This shrub is versatile, deer and rabbit resistant, and drought tolerant once established. Try planting Red Prince Weigela as a specimen plant or for your next border/hedge.

The Dutchman’s Pipe is a fast growing, deciduous, woody, climbing vine. Featuring large heart-shaped leaves that overlap and often hide the flowers. The Dutchman’s Pipe namesake comes from the long yellow-green, brown or purple flowers that flare at the end, resembling Dutch smoking pipes.

The Dutchman’s Pipe will make a great screen or shade in your urban landscape, but does require support from a trellis or a fence. To control the growth, cut back in late winter.

Red Prince Weigela Quick Facts

Dutchmans pipe Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium


Toxicity: toxic/poisonous to people and animals
Flowers: small, red/pink
Flowers: green/brown/ purple, pipe shaped
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: broad leaf birthwort, pipevine, wild ginger