General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Broadleaf
Other: Dark burgundy-purple leaves
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 10,772 (Expired)
Goes Dormant
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Victoria x 21
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Wine & Roses®
Cultivar name: 'Alexandra'
Common names
  • Weigela
  • Old Fashioned Weigela

Photo Gallery
Photo by bumplbea

Date: 2012-05-09
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2008-05-22
Showy flowers with dark leaves.
Location: North West New Jersey
Date: 2023-05-31
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-06-01
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2012-05-05
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-05-15
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2017-06-07
 10:00 am.  Striking foliage and flower combination.
Location: KALAMA WA
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photo by: David J. Stang
Location: Vermont
Date: 2014-06-13
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON, Canada
Date: 2014-06-05
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-04-25
Photo by pinkiris
Photo by Hamwild
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-10-09
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2012-05-05
Location: Belmont garden - shady spot
Date: 2012-0523
Photo taken at noon. You can see how little sun it gets.
Location: Belmont garden - shady spot
Date: 2012-0512
Location: Belmont garden - shady spot
Date: 2013-0601
Location: Belmont garden - shady spot
Date: 2013-0601
Location: Belmont garden - shady spot
Date: 2013-0601
Location: Greenwood, IN
Date: 2017-04-30
Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2017-07-23
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON, Canada
Date: 2014-06-05
Photo by sedumzz
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Elberfeld, Indiana
Date: 2014-07-21
Location: Elberfeld, Indiana
Date: 2014-07-21
This shrub has not flourished in this corner of the flower bed.
Location: Vermont
Date: 2014-06-13
Location: Vermont
Date: 2014-05-23
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2012-05-05
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2012-05-05
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2012-05-05
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2012-05-05
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2012-05-05
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2012-05-05
Location: Vermont
Date: 2014-06-16
Location: At a local nursery
Date: 2013-06-07
Location: At a local nursery
Date: 2013-06-07

Date: 2016-05-25

Date: 2012-05-07
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Comments:
  • Posted by mcash70 (Near Kamloops, BC, Canada - Zone 3a) on Jan 25, 2012 2:59 PM concerning plant:
    As a garden shrub Wine & Roses is a strong grower with no serious insect or disease problems. Reaching a mature height of four to five feet, it may be easily trimmed to maintain lower height. It can be used as a hedge, as a foundation plant or it can be effectively integrated into a shrub or perennial border to provide season long color. It's also perfect for use in a hummingbird garden or cut flower garden. A light shearing after it blooms in mid-spring will often be rewarded with a second bloom. To achieve its best foliage color it is essential to plant Wine & Roses in full sun. Sunlight brings out the dark pigments that gives Wine and Roses its dark purple leaf color.

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