Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Flowering Shrubs
Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Deciduous Shrubs
Proven Winners® WINE & ROSES® Weigela 
Weigela florida 'Alexandra' USPP 10,772; CBR 2642
Botanical Reference: Weigela florida
 
The original dark-leafed weigela is still the champ! Wine & Roses® weigela remains one of the most requested plants by homeowners and landscapers alike, thanks to its beautiful contrast of dark purple foliage and rosy pink blooms. See Spilled Wine®, Midnight Wine®, and Fine Wine® weigelas for different habits with the same appealing color combination.
 
Awards
2000 Gold Medal, Pennsylvania Horticulture Society; Silver Medal, Royal Boskoop Horticulture Society; 2011 Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit
 
USDA Zone 4 - 8 (-30°F/-34°C)
Exposure Full sun
Height 4 - 5'
Width 4 - 5'
Finish Time 1 season
Type Deciduous
Bloom Time Late spring
Flower Color Pink
Foliage Color Purple