| Description | 'Spilled Wine' Weigela is a lower-growing shrub with dark purple foliage throughout the entire year with pink flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (wye-GEE-la)(FLOR-i-dah) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full is best for foliage color and flowers, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | pink, trumpet-shaped |
| Leaves | burgundy/purple, deepest in full sun |
| Dimensions | listed as 3-4 by1-2 feet (HS), probably larger |
| Maintenance | Weigela will have some winter kill on their branches and need some clean-up in the spring; heavy pruning should be done after flowering to preserve the flower buds for next year. |
| Propagation | PP #23,781 |
| Misc Facts | It is often described as a smaller version of Weigela Wine and Roses'. I have grown both, and this is a good comparison. |
| Author's Notes | A nice lower-growing Weigela with burgundy/purple foliage throughout the entire year. Add the contrasting pink flowers for a show-stopper shrub. |
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