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Fine Wine® Weigela

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Fine Wine® Weigela (Weigela florida ‘Bramwell’)This extraordinary and lovely variety forms a low mounded shrub with rich burgundy-purple foliage all season long; rose pink trumpet-shaped flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies in spring; very showy, ideal for the mixed garden border

Characteristics

Average Landscape Height:
3 feet
Average Landscape Width:
3 feet
Growth Rate:
medium
Genus:
Weigela
Species:
florida
Cultivar:
Bramwell
Flower Color:
rose
Flower Period:
in late spring
Summer Foliage Color:
burgundy
Fall Color:
dark purple
Minimum Light:
full sun
Maximum Light:
full sun
Minimum Moisture:
average
Maximum Moisture:
moist
Plant Form:
mounded
Canopy:
closed
Pruning:
prune after flowering
Pollution Tolerance:
high
Branching:
multi-stemmed
Density:
dense
Flower Eye Color:
hot pink
Flower Form:
trumpet

Ornamental Features

Fine Wine® Weigela features showy clusters of rose trumpet-shaped flowers with hot pink throats along the branches in late spring. It has attractive burgundy deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding deep purple in the fall.

Landscape Attributes

Fine Wine® Weigela is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a mounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

Planting & Growing

Fine Wine® Weigela will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

Fine Wine® Weigela makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. Because of its height, it is often used as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

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