'My Monet Purple Effect' Weigela

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New energy for an old favorite!

My Monet Purple Effect brings new color, more flowers, and better adaptability, while sharing all the charm and beauty of the original My Monet® weigela. Its variegated cream and mint green foliage takes on purple (as opposed to pink) tones, and it is much better able to withstand the rigors of both cold and warmer climates. Though it is slightly larger, it can be used in much the same way: as a delightful companion to perennials, as a colorful edging, in a container, or anywhere you need a spot of clear, clean color.

 

Foliage Interest
Resists: 
Deer

CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Type: 
 Shrub
 
Shrub Type: 
 Deciduous
 
Height Category: 
 Short
 
Garden Height: 
 18 - 30 Inches
 
Spacing: 
 18 - 30 Inches
 
Spread: 
 18 - 30 Inches
 
Flower Colors: 
 Pink
 
Foliage Colors: 
 Green
 
 Purple
 
 White
 
Foliage Shade: 
 White, green, purple
 
Habit: 
 Mounded
 
Container Role: 
 Filler

PLANT NEEDS

Light Requirement: 
 Part Sun to Sun
 
 Sun

The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

Maintenance Category: 
 Easy
Blooms On: 
 Old Wood
Bloom Time: 
 Late Spring
Hardiness Zones: 
 4a4b5a5b6a6b
Water Category: 
 Average
Uses: 
 Border Plant
 
 Container
 
 Edging Plant
 
 Groundcover
 
 Landscape
 
 Mass Planting
Maintenance Notes: 
 

With its naturally neat and tidy habit, little pruning should be required. Any pruning you do wish to execute should be done after the plant blooms. 

Variegation makes My Monet Purple Effect weigela a bit more shade tolerant than most, and the warmer your climate, the more shade it will require. 

My Monet Purple Effect® Weigela florida 'Verweig8' USPP 30,064Can 6,659