Weigela are beautiful deer-resistant, flowering shrubs that are excellent for creating privacy, screening unsightly features, growing below windows and more. For best flowers they need full sun exposure. These dense, rounded, deciduous shrubs with coarse branches tend to arch toward the ground with maturity. After the leaves emerge in spring, showy, rosy-coloured tubular flowers cover the shrubs that attract hummingbirds, bees and butterflies to the garden. This repeats in mid to late summer. On some varieties new buds grow on old wood and therefore “pruning after blooming” is advised.
Midnight Wine Shine (Proven Winners) – A super hardy petite shrub with very dark, glossy foliage that keeps the landscape interesting well past fall bloom. Exposure: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours). Growing Size: 12 to 18 inches tall and wide at maturity. Hardiness Zone: 5-7
Midnight Sun (Proven Winners) – A neat and tidy bun-shaped weigela with glossy, blazing orange and red summer-autumn foliage. It does bear pink flowers in spring, however, this plant’s form and colourful summer through autumn foliage are what makes it special. Exposure: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours). Growing Size: 12 to 18 inches tall and wide at maturity. Hardiness Zone: 4-8.
Snippet Dark Pink (Proven Winners) – A spring favourite that reblooms abundantly and naturally grows as a dwarf, rounded mound. It has thick, deep green foliage that perfectly sets off the vivid pink blooms. They appear in late spring along with other weigelas, but then they continue to bloom all through summer with waves of fresh flowers. Exposure: Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours). Growing Size: 12 to 24 inches tall and wide at maturity. Hardiness Zone: 4-8.
My Monet Purple Effect (Proven Winners) – This weigela with its variegated cream and mint green foliage takes on purple (as opposed to pink) tones, and it is much better able to withstand the rigours of both cold and warmer climates. Though it is slightly larger, it can be used in much the same way: as a delightful companion to perennials, as a colourful edging, in a container, or where a spot of clear, clean colour is needed. Exposure: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours). Growing Size: 18 to 30 inches tall and wide at maturity. Hardiness Zone: 4-6.
Bubbly Wine (Proven Winners) – A colourful, detail-packed petite shrub that is ideal for low hedges, border or for edging. Its bright yellow and green leaf variegation and pale orchid blooms in late spring make for the perfect statement. Exposure: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours). Growing Size: 18 – 36 inches tall and wide at maturity. Hardiness Zone 4-6.
Sonic Bloom Punch (Proven Winners) – This little plant blooms with a rich punch-pink colour that covers the foliage in spring. It takes a brief rest in early summer and reblooms through late summer and into fall. When blooms aren’t obscuring the foliage, a pretty bronze tint is visible. Exposure: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours). Growing Size: 30 to 48 inches at maturity. Hardiness Zone: 4-8.
Spilled Wine (Proven Winners) – A beautiful and versatile weigela that shares its fabulous deep purple foliage and bright pink flowers in a small size. This plant makes the perfect choice for edging beds or walkways and for incorporating under windows in your landscaping. Blooms early to late spring. Exposure: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours). Growing Size: 2 to 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide. Hardiness Zone: 4-8.
Czechmark Trilogy (Proven Winners) – A new series that showcases just how much flower power this old-fashioned favourite is capable of. Selected especially for their pure, true colours and bountiful bloom set, this easy-care weigela will rake in the compliments. This is an absolute dazzler that blooms in late spring with three colours at once – white, pink, and red flowers all on one plant! Exposure: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours). Growing Size: 3 to 3 1/2 feet tall and 4 feet wide. Hardiness Zone: 4-8.
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