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Fine Wine® Weigela florida

Fine Wine® - Weigela florida
10 Readers Rated This: (4.6)
  • Hardy Zones
    • 4 - 8
  • Exposure
    • Sun
  • Season
    • Spring
    • Summer
  • Mature Size
    • 24 - 36 Inches

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Fine Wine® Weigela florida
Sun 24 - 36

Features

Rich pink spring flowers often rebloom through summer. Dark purple foliage all season. Good for mixed borders or foundation plantings. Deer resistant. Season-long color.

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Foliage Interest
Attracts: 
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resists: 
Deer

Characteristics

Plant Type: 
Shrub
Shrub Type: 
Deciduous
Height Category: 
Medium
Garden Height: 
24 - 36 Inches
Spacing: 
36 - 48 Inches
Spread: 
24 - 36 Inches
Flower Colors: 
Pink
Flower Shade: 
Pink
Foliage Colors: 
Purple
Foliage Shade: 
Black/Purple
Habit: 
Mounded
Container Role: 
Thriller

Plant Needs

Light Requirement: 
Sun
Maintenance Category: 
Easy
Blooms On: 
Old Wood
Bloom Time: 
Early Spring
Bloom Time: 
Mid Spring
Bloom Time: 
Late Spring
Hardiness Zones: 
4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
Water Category: 
Average
Uses: 
Container
Uses: 
Landscape
Uses Notes: 

Good in shrub borders, groupings, masses, as a specimen, and great in containers (plant in ground in fall.) Wonderful with used with annuals such as Diamond Frost.

Maintenance Notes: 

Prefers well-drained soil, extremely adaptable to other soil conditions. It is best to prune immediately after flowering. Fertilize in early spring by applying slow release fertilizer specialized for trees and shrubs, follow the label for the recommended rate of application.

The next generation of Wine & Roses® weigela has the same dark burgundy foliage but a compact, mounded habit similar to that of spirea or boxwood.  Fine Wine® weigela is a refined plant with smaller leaves than Wine & Roses but similarly abundant pink spring flowers and excellent texture.  It's a great plant for the front of the border, the perennial bed, or used as a low foundation plant.

Here is a nice comparison of our entire Wine series of weigela.

Fine Wine® Weigela florida 'Bramwell' USPP 18,513
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  • Two summers ago, I purchased a bedraggled little shrub that I came across in the 1/2 price section of a local gardening store. It was root-bound and the few leaves still on it were crinkled, but I thought it was worth at least trying. What a great find! Today that Fine Wine® Weigela is a prized jewel in my garden. The leaves are more refined than common weigelas - smaller & dark green with a tinge of purple around the edges. The foliage alone is attractive, but when the gently arching branches are covered with stunning pink flowers (mine blooms from April through August), the shrub is truly stunning. As previously mentioned, my plant wasn't in great health when I bought it, but the fact that it has thrived at my house tells me it is strong stock. It's easy to grow and doesn't appear to be bothered by pests or disease. This plant is a REAL winner.

    Outstanding My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much.
    TriCities Gardener
    Tennessee
    United States
    1 week ago

  • I purchased 2 of these and they are doing well. They have barely increased in size over the past several years since planting them but they are beautiful and do rebloom. The compact size is nice. They are a great addition to my gardens. I live in zone 5a. I am a avid gardener (over 30 years) used to do professional landscaping and used to own a garden center and so I am particular about what I add to my gardens and these did not disappoint. I highly recommend them.

    Above Average Superior performance, among my favorites, would recommend to others.
    Melissa S
    Lowell
    Michigan
    United States
    39 weeks ago

  • I purchased three of the Fine Wine weigla a few years back and one did not survive the winter can i purchase another one in the Amherstburg /Windsor area

    Outstanding My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much.
    Robert Dennison
    Amherstburg
    Ontario
    Canada
    3 years ago
  • Above Average Superior performance, among my favorites, would recommend to others.
    D Lait
    7 years ago

  • It's 3 years old in my garden and really done well this year. It was wetter weather and no snow this winter. Cool Spring, very little sun so far.
    Looks spectacular today.

    Outstanding My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much.
    Stella
    British Columbia
    Canada
    7 years ago
  • Outstanding My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much.
    Russell Studebaker
    Missouri
    United States
    7 years ago

  • Absolutely beautiful in spring

    Outstanding My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much.
    Karen Gill
    Indiana
    United States
    7 years ago

  • a nice plant for foliage color after flowers fade. smaller habit for residential applications and smaller areas.

    Above Average Superior performance, among my favorites, would recommend to others.
    les cline
    Kansas
    United States
    7 years ago

  • excellent color and texture

    Above Average Superior performance, among my favorites, would recommend to others.
    Patrick
    New Jersey
    United States
    7 years ago

  • beautiful plant...love the pink flowers!!! "EASY tO GROW"

    Outstanding My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much.
    julie
    Kentucky
    United States
    7 years ago
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