Weigela florida Midnight Wine® pp12217

Scientific Name: Weigela florida 'Elvera'

Also Known As

Weigela florida 'Midnight Wine'
Weigela florida 'Midnight Wine™'
Weigela Midnight Wine™
CARDINAL SHRUB

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 1'-3'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

5a-9b

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Weigela florida Midnight Wine® pp12217 plant details

Weigela florida Midnight Wine® pp12217 is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with burgundy and purple foliage. In spring and summer pink flowers emerge. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in acidic, alkaline, clay, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Weigela florida Midnight Wine® pp12217

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: caprifoliaceae
Foliage: deciduous burgundy and purple
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 1 FT - 3 FT - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in spring and summer
Uses: border plant, dense, dwarf, edging plant, mounding

GROWING CONDITIONS for Weigela florida Midnight Wine® pp12217

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: acidic, alkaline, clay, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Only 18-24" tall!, this mini has the dark metallic burgundy-purple foliage and deep pink flowers of 'Wine and Roses' in size PERFECT for front-of-the- border, container, or massed as a groundcover; from Herman Geers. S/M

By: Forestfarm

A dense rounded habit with dark metallic purple-burgundy foliage and bright pink blooms in May. A dwarf version of Weigela Wine and RosesTM at only a foot feet tall and twice as wide, Herman Geers' newest introduction is a charmer. Now there's a shrub for the front of the border! PP12217

By: Lazy S'S Farm Nursery

Pink-rose colored flowers spring, intermittent in summer, deep burgundy foliage, deciduous, Hummingbird fave Zones 5-9.

By: Lael's Moon Garden

Low mounding, dwarf version of 'Wine & Roses' with its dark purple foliage and pink flowers, growing to 12" tall and wide!

By: Greer Gardens Inc.

(W.f. Elvera PP. 12, 217) is a small mounding shrub with deep purple leaves all summer. The flowers are rich pink on spring. W. 'Midnight Wine' will make a pretty shrub for the front of the boarder all summer.