Showy Mountain Ash vs Red Prince Weigela - TreeTime.ca

Showy Mountain Ash vs Red Prince Weigela

Weigela florida Red Prince

Sorbus decora

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Red Prince Weigela
Showy Mountain Ash

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.

Showy Mountain Ash is a hardy accent tree. It features pretty clusters of white flowers in spring followed by bright scarlet berries lasting into winter.

Great for small landscapes, Showy Mountain Ash is adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and it is suitable for average home landscape conditions.

Red Prince Weigela Quick Facts

Showy Mountain Ash Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: reddish-orange
Flowers: small, red/pink
Flowers: white, showy clusters
Berries: redberries in bunches
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL
Other Names: dogberry