Light Needs
Mature Height
Mature Spread
Growing Zones
No need to wait for this Very Fine Wine to start glamming up your garden. This weigela offers a dramatic spring combination of cheerful pink trumpets backed by nearly black plum-tinted foliage which goes on to offer a bass note of contrast to your garden’s summer and fall players. Extremely easy on the gardener, this adaptable shrub is low maintenance and resistant to deer, yet attractive to hummingbirds.
VFW is a Weigela florida hybrid that boasts extra cold hardiness, from zones 4 through 8, and is less prone to dying back at the tips of the branches, that the pros call that “tip dieback,” than some of its relatives. It’s a compact mounded grower typically spreading to about 30 inches tall and wide, so it can fit in any sunny spot needing a powerhouse of color and bloom. Seasonal containers, landscape, edging, shrub borders, you name it – they’re all great options. In a vase, the dusky foliage makes all your other flowers look even better.
Very Fine Wine Weigela Care
VFW asks for well-drained soil, other than that, it asks “What works for you?” It doesn’t need especially fertile or specific soil conditions. For lighting, it prefers full sun. Seasonal container plants would be best moved to an in-ground location in fall, or mulched heavily.
Any pruning for shaping can be done right after spring flowers. Fertilize in early spring before bloom with a slow-release fertilizer for trees and shrubs according to the manufacturer’s directions.
Very Fine Wine Weigela Spacing
An ideal spacing for Very Fine Wine would be from 24 to 30 inches wide, in the ground or in a large container as a focal point.
Very Fine Wine Weigela Plant Facts
Growing Conditions
- Hardiness ZonesGrowing Zones
- USDA Zones 4 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
- Full Sun (6+ Hours Direct Sun)
- Mature Height
- 2-2.5 Feet
- Mature Spread
- 2-2.5 Feet
- 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
- Foliage Description
- Black/Purple
- Foliage Type
- , Deciduous
- Seasonal Interest
- , Spring Flowering, Fall Interest, 3 Season Interest
Garden Benefits
Plant Overview
- Common Name
- Very Fine Wine Weigela
- Botanical Name
- Weigela florida 'SMNWFDFPD' USPPAF, Can PBRAF
- Brand
- Proven Winners
- Plant Type
- Shrub
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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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