Weigela florida 'Bramwell' PP18513
Fine Wine Weigela combines dark burgundy foliage with cheerful pink trumpet-shaped flowers. This compact deciduous shrub offers rich leaf color even when it is not in bloom, making it an attractive choice for mixed borders and foundation beds. Its tidy habit is especially useful in smaller residential landscapes.
Expect a rounded plant approximately three feet tall and wide in favorable conditions. Allow room for its mature spread, and place it where the dark leaves can contrast with golden or lime-green companions. The natural outline generally needs little shaping.
Why Gardeners Love Fine Wine® Weigela
- Rich foliage: Burgundy-purple leaves deliver strong color through the growing season.
- Spring flowers: Pink tubular blooms brighten the shrub and attract visiting pollinators.
- Compact proportions: A roughly three-foot habit fits foundation borders and smaller beds.
- Seasonal contrast: Dark leaves look especially striking beside golden foliage and pale flowers.
- Easy landscape use: Its rounded form works as an accent, repeated border plant, or mixed-shrub companion.
Where to Plant Fine Wine® Weigela
Plant in full sun for the strongest foliage color and plentiful flowers, although light partial shade is generally tolerated. Choose well-drained soil and leave room for air circulation. Use Fine Wine near a walkway, at the front of a layered border, or among green-leaved shrubs where its burgundy color will stand out.
Growing and Care Tips
Water deeply after planting and keep the root zone consistently moist during establishment without allowing it to remain soggy. Mulch lightly to conserve moisture, leaving space around the stems. Once established, adjust irrigation to rainfall and extended dry spells.
Weigela generally flowers most heavily in spring on older wood, so perform any major shaping shortly after the main bloom period. Remove damaged or crossing branches with clean pruners and avoid routine heavy shearing. The shrub drops its leaves in winter and returns with fresh color in spring.
Explore a Related Plant
Explore Sonic Bloom Pink Weigela for another purple-leaved weigela with a lower, spreading habit.
