Botanical profile

Weigela florida ‘Wine & Spirits’

Latin name
Weigela florida ‘Wine & Spirits’
Common name
Weigela 'Wine & Spirits'
Type
Shrub
Family
Caprifoliaceae

The Weigela florida 'Wine & Spirits' is a deciduous shrub remarkable for its dark purple to black-tinged foliage, which highlights its abundant bloom of white to greenish-white tubular flowers in spring and early summer. Its bushy, rounded habit makes it an ideal choice for beds, borders, or low hedges, while its ornamental qualities attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds, promoting garden biodiversity. Robust and undemanding, it adapts well to well-drained soils, even clayey ones, and prefers a sunny to semi-shady exposure to fully express the richness of its foliage. Very hardy and deer-resistant, it combines aesthetics and resilience in all types of landscaping.

Care guide

Growing conditions

Light, soil, water and hardiness

Hardiness zone
Zone 41
Exposure
Sun to partial shade
Watering
Moderate
Fertilization
Light application in spring if necessary
Soil type
Well-drained, tolerant of clay
Minimum temperature
'-35 °C (-31 °F)
Plant appearance

Blooming, foliage and shape

Blooming period
Spring
Flower color
White / off-white
Fruiting
Dry discrete capsules
Foliage color
Black / burgundy
Foliage type
Obsolete
Shape
Bushy, rounded
Garden structure

Size and growth

Height
4.9 ft (1.5 m)
Width
4.9 ft (1.5 m)
Growth rate
Moderate
Pet friendly
Safe for pets

Pets

Pollinators
Attracts or supports pollinating insects

Pollinators

Butterflies
Plants that attract butterflies

Butterflies

Hummingbirds
Flowers that attract hummingbirds

Hummingbirds

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