| Description | A medium size Weigela with vivid dark pink flowers and dark purple foliage. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Sunlight | full sun for best foliage color |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | reddish pink, funnel shaped, about 1.25 inches long, appears in singles or clusters on the previous year’s growth at the end of May early June, attract Humming Birds. |
| Leaves | elliptic to obovate, glossy, burgundy-purple turning dark purple in the fall |
| Dimensions | 4-5 feet by 4-5 feet or larger |
| Maintenance | All Weigela will have winter kill on their branches and need some clean-up in the spring. Prune after the plants are done blooming. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Hybridized by Herman Geers of the Netherlands. |
| Author's Notes | I have 2 Wine and Roses in my yard for over 15 years (2016). They are 5-6 by 5-6 feet with no pruning to maintain size. |
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