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Weigela Shining Sensation™

A blooming machine with maroon leaves and pink flowers.

It’s easy to see why Weigelia was a favored landscape shrub for grandma, and still rates on the top of the list today. A true performer, these adaptable plants offer months of bloom and often have attractively colored foliage. Funnel-shaped flowers are particularly attractive to hummingbirds, and long, arching stems provide a handsome architectural element to the mixed border.

This is a fast growing shrub with a gracefully arching habit, guaranteed to add season-long color and it's one of the first plants hummingbirds come to in the spring. The shiny burgundy foliage stands up to humid, summer heat and a profusion of pink flowers make this new selection even more special.  Shining Sensation is happiest in full sun in the northern states to part shade in coastal regions. This plant is being offered through the First Editions Plant program,

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Shining Sensation old fashioned weigela
  • Botanical Name:
    Weigela 'Bokrashine'
  • Type:
    Shrub

Cultural Details

TYPE

Shrub
  • Light:
    Full sun.
  • Soil:
    Average garden soil, well drained.
  • Moisture:
    Moist, but well drained
  • Hardiness Zone
    5 – 8
  • Bloom Time:
    May/June
  • Bloom Color:
    Red
  • Size:
    5-6' tall by 4-5' wide
  • Diseases & Pests:
    None known

What Makes Me Special?

A blooming machine, Shining Sensation’s pink funnel-shaped flowers engulf the plant in May and June, and then sporadically bloom through summer. Shiny, burgundy foliage appears as though it has been polished, and contrasts nicely with the pink flowers.

Landscape Use

Foundation plantings, mass plantings, commercial landscapes, middle of the border.

Pruning

Weigela flower in spring, so if they need any shaping or to have dead branches removed, be sure to do that before August, or right after flowering in the spring

Propagation

Cuttings

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Shining Sensation old fashioned weigela
  • Botanical Name:
    Weigela 'Bokrashine'
  • Type:
    Shrub

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