Light Needs
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This dwarf weigela is primarily grown for its attractive tricolored green, creamy yellow and bright pink foliage. The wavy leaves on this deciduous shrub turn bright red and gold in the fall. This colorful plant will stand out in your garden. If you’ve never grown a shrub strictly for its foliage, My Monet Sunset will be the one to get you hooked on using leaves to add color and texture to your gardens.
Weigela florida 'Sunset' produces some dark pink trumpet-shaped flowers on old wood in the spring. It’s not a prolific flower producer like other weigela varieties. The flowers are popular with hummingbirds and butterflies. It’s also deer and disease resistant. This shrub won the Boskoop Royal Horticultural Society Bronze Medal.
My Monet Sunset Weigela Care
My Monet Sunset can be used in a sunny location in perennial or shrub borders, foundation plantings, containers or along paths or patios. It can be planted in locations where you would consider planting a low growing perennial. My Monet Sunset is a slow grower making it perfect for small gardens and containers. Fertilize in early spring with a slow-release fertilizer formulated for trees and shrubs as directed on the package.
This shrub will grow to be 12 to 18 inches in height and width in a mounded shape in USDA hardiness zones 5 to 8. My Monet Sunset performs best in well-drained soils but is adaptable to other soil types. It does not need pruning but if pruning to shape it is desired, prune after the flowering period ends.
My Monet Sunset Weigela Spacing
To create a garden border, plant My Monet 12 inches apart center on center. For an informal look, space multiple plants 18 to 24 inches apart.
My Monet® Sunset Weigela Plant Facts
Growing Conditions
- Hardiness ZonesGrowing Zones
- USDA Zones 5 to 8 (perennial); grown as an annual elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown indoors elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown in containers elsewhere (grown as a seasonal crop)
- Sun Exposure
- Part Sun to Full Sun (5+ Hours Direct Sun)
- Mature Height
- 12-18 Inches
- Mature Spread
- 12-18 Inches
- Growth Habit
- , Mounded, Dwarf
- Water Needs
- Average
Flowers & Foliage
- Flower Colors
- , Pink
- Flower Description
- Pink
- Bloom Time
- Late Spring
- Blooms On
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Old Wood
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"Blooms on" tells you which stems produce flowers, which decides when it's safe to prune.
- New Wood: Flowers form on stems that grow this season. Prune in late winter or early spring without losing blooms.
- Old Wood: Flower buds form on last year's stems. Prune right after flowering. Pruning in fall or early spring removes next year's blooms.
- Both New and Old Wood: Blooms on last year's stems and again on new growth, so it flowers even after a hard winter or a mistimed pruning. Prune lightly after the first flush of blooms.
- When to Prune
- Right after flowering
- Foliage Color
- , Green, Pink
- Foliage Description
- Variegated-Green/Orange/Yellow
- Foliage Type
- , Deciduous, Variegated
- Seasonal Interest
- , Spring Flowering, Fall Interest, 3 Season Interest
Garden Benefits
Plant Overview
- Common Name
- My Monet® Sunset Weigela
- Botanical Name
- Weigela florida USPP 23,212
- Brand
- Proven Winners
- Plant Type
- Deciduous
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Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.
Also Known As:
Quart
Plant Age:
~ 6 months - 1 year
Plant Size:
~ 4"-8"
Pot Size:
~ 4.75"H x 4.5"W
Volume:
1.50 quarts
Also Known As:
2.5 Quart Pot
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 8"-12"
Pot Size:
~ 6.5"H x 6.5"W
Volume:
2.20-2.30 quarts
Also Known As:
#1 Container
1 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 10"-14"
Pot Size:
~ 7"H x 7.75"W
Volume:
2.26-3.73 quarts
Also Known As:
#2 Container
2 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1.5 - 3 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-18"
Pot Size:
~ 9.5"H x 9.5"W
Volume:
1.19-1.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#3 Container
3 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 2 - 4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-30"
Pot Size:
~9.5"H x 11"W
Volume:
2.32-2.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#5 Container
5 Gallon
Plant Age:
~3-4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 20" - 60"
Pot Size:
~11" H x 10 1/2” W
Volume:
3.5 - 4 gallons
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