Very Fine Wine weigela
Weigela florida 'Very Fine Wine'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 2.5 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Very Fine Wine' weigela (Weigela Florida 'Very Fine Wine') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, hedges, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows at a moderate rate into an arching shrub about 24 to 30 inches tall. Blooms come in spring and again in summer, and they attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Paris coral bells, Standing Ovation little bluestem, and Krossa Regal hosta.