Wine & Spirits weigela is an update on the classic Wine & Roses weigela. This vigorous, handsome variety combines even more dramatic dark foliage with crisp white-green flowers. Like all weigela, it is deer resistant and very easy to care for. A real showstopper in containers, and landscapes!
Foliage Interest
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Resists: Deer
Thrives in USDA zones 4-8
Grows to a mature size of 36-60 inches W x 36-60 inches H
Full sun to partial shade
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 36 inches
Botanical Name – Wine & Spirits® Weigela florida ‘SMNWFGC’ USPP 34,358, Can PBRAF
Low maintenance
Ships dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Midnight Sun weigela, a neat and tidy bun-shaped weigela with glossy, blazing orange and red summer-autumn foliage. Perfect for the front of the border, it functions much as a coleus would, but without having to replant it every year. It does bear pink flowers in spring, however, this plant’s form and colorful summer through autumn foliage are what makes it special. Perfect for landscapes, containers, or as accents!
-Deadheading Not Necessary
Attracts: Hummingbirds
Thrives USDA zones 4-8
Grows to a mature size of 12-18 inches W x 12-18 inches H
Full sun to partial shade
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Used in containers, landscapes, and as accents
Recommended spacing 12-18 inches
Botanical Name – Midnight Sun™ Weigela florida ‘Verweig9’ USPP 35,146, Can PBRAF
Low maintenance
Ships dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
Bringing the quality reblooming nature and reliable growth habit you’ve come to expect from this collection, the Autumn Embers Encore Azalea is a true landscape gem!
The Autumn Embers has rich orange-red blooms. This Encore features a huge initial bloom in spring and then reblooms through summer and fall (and beyond in particularly warm climates). The blooms will keep on coming, with no deadheading required.
Additionally, the Autumn Embers trademark orange-red blooms sit atop shiny green foliage that remains evergreen all year long. New foliage emerges a gorgeous light green in spring before maturing to a glossy dark green.
This orange-red blooming azalea was bred for its cold hardiness and chosen for its naturally rounded growth habit.
The Autumn Embers Encore Azalea reaches 3′ H and 3.5′ W, making it a great choice for a low-maintenance hedge or border.
The Encore Ember makes a fantastic accent, foundation plant, or mass planting. Furthermore, the compact growth habit of the Encore Azalea Autumn Ember truly shines in a container garden.
The Autumn Amethyst Encore Azalea produces tons of small purple blooms in spring summer and fall. This evergreen shrub has lush green new foliage in spring that matured to a deep dark green that bronzes to a deep purple in winter that adds interest to the winter landscape. The Autumn Amethyst has a neat and compact dwarf growth habit that is very easy to maintain with minimal pruning. This is one of the most cold hardy Encore Azaleas with the ability to thrive in USDA zone 6A. Use this azalea in your landscape or garden as a specimen, accent, low hedge or foundation. The Autumn Amethyst is also great for planting in large pots either in a mixed container or a standalone!
The Autumn Angel Encore Azalea is a delicate beauty that will live up to its name as it lifts your garden and landscape to new heights!
The Autumn Angel produces clear white blooms spring through fall that measure around 3 inches across. These blossoms are graceful and elegant, with a classy flair that doesn’t overstate itself. An initial spring display produces dozens of blooms that illuminate the landscape. Afterward, this reblooming azalea keeps the flowers coming as it blooms again in summer and fall!
The Autumn Angel Encore Azalea features glossy, light green leaves that are the perfect complement to its delicately beautiful blooms. Additionally, these evergreen leaves are consistent all year long and won’t leave your landscape bare in the dead of winter.
This white blooming azalea is perfect for foundation plantings, container plantings, accents, mixed garden beds, low hedges, and borders.
The Autumn Moonlight is an Encore Azalea that produces an abundant display of beautiful white double blooms in spring summer and fall. The beautiful blooms contrast nicely against the dark lustrous green foliage. The Autumn Moonlight is cold hardy down to USDA zone 7. Encore Azaleas are known for their ability to tolerate full sun better than traditional azaleas, so make sure to plant them in a location that will receive 4-6 hours of direct sunlight, with some shade during the afternoon heat. Encore Moonlight is great for planting in the landscape or in container gardens and will perform best in slightly acidic well-drained garden soil.
The Autumn Belle Encore Azalea produces bi-color ruffled blooms with pink-red specks in spring summer and fall. This evergreen shrub has lush green new foliage in spring that matured to a deep dark green that bronzes to a deep green-purple in winter that adds interest to the winter landscape.
The Autumn Belle is composed of a neat and compact intermediate growth habit that is very easy to maintain with minimal pruning. Use this azalea in your landscape or garden as a specimen, accent, low hedge or foundation. Autumn Belle is also great for planting in large pots either in a mixed container or a standalone. Plant your Encore Azalea in slightly acidic well-drained garden soil in an area that receives full to part sun for best bloom performance and fertilize in spring with a slow release granular fertilizer to keep the blooms coming all season long!
The Autumn Ivory Encore Azalea is a low-growing, dynamite azalea perfect for lighting up your landscape with bright white blooms! Autumn Ivory produces dozens of pure white blossoms from spring through fall. Furthermore, each flower is single-form with five wide petals.
The foliage on the Autumn Ivory Encore Azalea is evergreen, glossy and pointed, with slight fuzz. These leaves range from bright green to rich dark green.
The Autumn Ivory Encore Azalea is naturally compact, in fact, it’s one of the smallest, most dense Encore Azaleas around! It reaches a mature size of 2.5′ H x 3′ W. Therefore, it’s an ideal foreground plant.
Use this azalea in your landscape or garden as an accent in a mixed garden bed, low hedge or border, foundation planting, or in a low-maintenance mass planting. The Autumn Ivory is also great for planting in large pots either in a mixed container or a standalone.
Little Princess Spirea’ is a low-growing, compact and rounded shrub with delicate clusters of pink blooms and lush green foliage. This shrub will beautifully blossom with clusters of showy pink blooms in late spring and early summer. ‘Little Princess’ should be planted only in full-sun and tolerates a wide variety of well-drained soils.
USDA zones 4-9
Mature size 24-36″ H x 48-60″ W
Full sun to part shade
Deciduous – Foliage loss in winter and new growth in spring
Great for accents, containers, or border plants
Recommended spacing 24 inches
Delicate clusters of pink blooms spring through early summer
Botanical Name – Spiraea japonica ‘Little Princess’
Plants ship dormant winter through early spring
Plants are trimmed at times when shipped to promote plant health
The Autumn Bonfire Encore Azalea produces bright clear-red blooms that stand out boldly against the dark green evergreen foliage. These Azaleas can rebloom up to three times per year; in spring, summer, and fall.
It preserves its bright green foliage all year long. Moreover, the Autumn Bonfire is larger than the Autumn Fire, reaching 3 feet high and 3.5 feet wide.
This red flowering azalea features a faster growth habit than other dwarf azaleas. Therefore, it will make itself at home in your landscape faster than most other reblooming azaleas.
Try this Encore Azalea as a foundation planting at the foot of your house. Alternatively, use them as a reblooming hedge. The frequent blooms will provide a unique twist compared to a conventional hedge.Plant them in a container for a fantastic burst of color that will perform for years to come. Additionally, the Autumn Bonfire is a great choice as an accent or specimen!
The Autumn Carnival is a dwarf Encore Azalea that produces a great show of fluorescent pink single form 2.5 inch in spring summer and fall. The colorful pink blooms contrast nicely against the dark lustrous green foliage. The Autumn Carnival is cold hardy down to USDA zone 6b. Encore Azaleas are known for their ability to tolerate full sun better than traditional azaleas, so make sure to plant them in a location that will receive 4-6 hours of direct sunlight, with some shade during the afternoon heat. Autumn Carnival is great for planting in the landscape or in container gardens and will perform best in slightly acidic well-drained garden soil.
The Autumn Empress Encore Azalea promises to bring bounties of beautiful blooms to your landscape and/or garden! The Autumn Empress produces rich semi-double, pink blooms that have a delicately ruffled appearance to them. Blooms first appear in spring in an impressive display. Afterward, this Encore Azalea will continue the show by reblooming in summer and fall.
The eye-catching pink azalea blossoms rest atop shimmering vivid green foliage. New growth emerges a bright green before maturing to a deep green.
The Autumn Empress Encore Azalea is an intermediate sized Encore Azalea, and reaches a mature size of 4′ H x 3′ W.
Try this pink blooming azalea as a foundation planting, accent, border, hedge, or container plant. However you use it, you really can’t go wrong!
This variety is naturally compact, with a rounded growth habit. Therefore, pruning is traditionally unnecessary with this low-maintenance variety.
