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The following list of shrubs that we carry here at Ground Effects. All
of these plants are available for wholesale purchasers, at our garden
center and are available for installation in any landscape design.
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Aronia Autumn Magic - Autumn Magic Black Chokeberry
Compact shrub with glossy green leaves, showy white
flowers, glossy black berries, and red-purple fall color.
Great choice for massing or grouping.
Aronia berries can be used for eating, baking, or jams.
Height -- 3-5’
Width -- 2-4’
Aronia Viking - Viking Black Chokeberry
#2 - SAAM -- $34.99
#5 - SAAM2-- $44.99
Loaded with black berries that ripen in late summer.
Berries are high in antioxidants .
Features white blooms and glossy green foliage.
Easy-to-grow native plant.
Height -- 6-8’
Width -- 3-5’
#3 SAVK3 -- $34.99
Berberis Concorde - Concorde Dwarf Barberry
A petite, maroon purple leafed barberry.
Color becomes more intense in the fall.
Perfect size for borders.
Height -- 1-2’
Width -- 2-3’
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#1 - SBCC1 -- $19.99
#2 - SBCC -- $39.99
Berberis Golden Nugget - Golden Nugget Dwarf Barberry
Golden barberry in a compact, dwarf form.
Displays attractive, golden foliage with an orange cast
most of the season.
Excellent color contrast in borders.
Height -- 1-2’
Width -- 1-2’
#1 - SBGN1 -- $19.99
Berberis Golden Torch - Golden Torch Barberry
Narrowly upright, spiny shrub.
Yellow to yellow-green leaves are flushed pink in autumn.
Insignificant white flowers followed by bright red fruit.
Height -- 4-5’
Width -- 2-3’
#3 - SBGT -- $49.99
Berberis Orange Rocket - Orange Rocket Barberry
#2 - SBRC -- $34.99
Blooms boast rich hues of hot pink-red.
Flowers from July until frost!
Compact branching form remains neat and
tidy in the landscape.
Height -- 4-5’
Width -- 3-4’
#1 - SBMM -- $24.99
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shade &
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ornamental shrubs, &
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veggies
Buddleia Miss Molly - Miss Molly Butterfly Bush
evergreen
A showy, fast growing specimen or hedge with extra
large burgundy, velvety foliage covering its
fountain-like form.
Provides an interesting backdrop to bright colored
shrubs and perennials as well as an effective barrier.
Height -- 3-5’
Width -- 3-5’
#2 - SBOR -- $49.99
#3 - SBOR5 -- $59.99
roses
Barberry Royal Cloak - Royal Cloak Barberry
shrubs
Vibrant, coral-orange new foliage ages to mid green and
turns ruby red in autumn.
Compact, upright growing shrub has a vigorous growth
habit and improved resistance to rust.
Height -- 3-4’
Width -- 1-2’
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Buxus Green Mountain Pyramid - Green Moutain Cone Boxwood
Extremely versatile, upright, cone-shaped evergreen
shrub with dense branches of dark green foliage.
Holds leaf color through winter.
Excellent use as an accent or container topiary.
Height -- 4-5’
Width -- 2-3’
#6 - SBGMP -- $99.99
Buxus Green Velvet - Green Velvet Boxwood
A full bodied boxwood well suited for dense, low hedges.
Foliage retains its rich green color throughout winter.
Vigorous, rounded form if left un-sheared.
Height -- 2-4’
Width -- 2-4’
#1 - SBGV1 -- $19.99
#2 - SBGV2 -- $39.99
#5 - SBGV5 -- $49.99
#10 - SBGV - - 79.99
Buxus Green Velvet Cube - Green Velvet Cube Boxwood
A full bodied boxwood well suited for dense, low hedges
Foliage retains its rich green color throughout winter
Vigorous, rounded form if left un-sheared
Height -- 2-4’
Width -- 2-4’
Cornus Ivory Halo - Ivory Halo Variegated Dogwood
#7 - SBGMCU -- $99.99
Dwarf habit - only two thirds the size of the original.
Light green and white foliage with brilliant, red winter stems.
Plant in shrub borders, in mass, or as a low hedge.
Height -- 5-6’
Width -- 5-6’
#2 - SCIH -- $34.99
Cornus Red Twig - Red Twig Dogwood
Variegated leaves, attractive berries, stunning fall
color and showy red stems in winter make this
wonderful shrub for all seasons!
White berries are often tinged blue or green.
Ideal for naturalizing.
Best color in full sun.
Height -- 6-8’
Width -- 4-6’
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#2 - SCRT2 -- $24.99
Cotinus Golden Spirit - Golden Spirit Dogwood
Spectacular foliage emerges lime green and
matures to brilliant gold.
Coral, orange, and red fall color.
Smoke-like plumes of whitish-pink flowers add
interest.
Height -- 6-10’
Width -- 5-8’
#2 - SCGS2 -- $39.99
Cotinus Royal Purple - Royal Purple Smokebush
Brilliant red-purple foliage.
Dramatic, long lasting, pink-purple, smokelike airy seed clusters.
Foliage turns scarlet in autumn.
Height -- 4-8’
Width -- 4-8’
#2 - SCRP -- $39.99
Euonymus Dwarf Burning Bush - Dwarf Burning Bush
shrubs
Sensational accent or hedge desired for the intense
scarlet red fall coloring.
Interesting compact, mounded form displays attractive
rich green leaves spring through summer.
Height -- 5-8’
Width – 5-8’
#2 - SEDBB -- $34.99
#5 - SEDBB5 -- $44.99
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Euonymus Emerald Gaiety - Emerald Gaiety Winter Creeper
#2 - SEEG -- $34.99
Provides bright green foliage with a gold edge.
Leaves turn pinkish-red in fall and winter.
Dense mounding habit makes it an excellent small
hedge or border plant .
Height -- 2-3’
Width -- 4-5’
#2 - SEENG -- $34.99
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shade &
fruit trees,
ornamental shrubs, &
trees
veggies
Euonymus Emerald N’ Gold - Emerald N’ Gold Winter Creeper
evergreen
Deep green leaves edged in sparkling white are tinged
with pink in winter.
Evergreen shrub with a dense erect habit.
Excellent for small hedges.
Height -- 2-3’
Width -- 2-4’
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Euonymus Gold Splash - Gold Splash Winter Creeper
Large, round leaves have bright, bold variegation.
Excellent in mass plantings, borders and containers.
Excellent disease resistance.
Height -- 1-2’
Width -- 1-2’
#3 - SEGS2 -- $39.99
Forsythia Show Off Starlet - Show Off Starlet
New dwarf Forsythia is a mass of bright
yellow spring flowers from base to tip.
A beautiful accent plant in mixed borders
or foundation plantings.
Height -- 2-3’
Width -- 3-4’
#3 - SFSOS -- $39.99
Hydrangea Bloomstruck - Bloomstruck Hydrangea
Newest addition to the Endless Summer series!
Giant purple-blue flowers are held up on red stems.
Thick, deep green leaves lead to improved
performance over Endless Summer.
Height -- 3-4’
Width -- 4-5’
Hydrangea Bobo - Bobo Hydrangea
#2 - SHBS -- $49.99
New Hydrangea is sure to turn heads!
Engulfed by creamy white flowers in summer.
Blossoms are held upright on strong stems.
Flowers turn a pinkish hue.
Height -- 3-4’
Width -- 3-4’
#3 - SHBB -- $49.99
Hydrangea Endless Summer - Endless Summer Hydrangea
Remove spent flowers for blooms from spring to fall.
Cut new spring growth back to half to increase the number
of pink or blue blooms.
Flower color depends on acidity of soil.
Height -- 3-5’
Width -- 3-5’
#2
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- SHES2 -- $39.99
#5 - SHES5 -- $54.99
Hydrangea Incrediball - Incrediball Hydrangea
Improved version of ‘Annabelle’.
Produces huge, full flower heads as large as 12” across.
Flowers open green, mature to white, then fade to green again.
Very sturdy stems hold the blooms upright.
Height -- 4-5’
Width -- 3-4’
#2 - SHIB -- $44.99
Hydrangea Limelight - Limelight Hydrangea
Unique chartreuse blooms in midsummer that change to pink in fall.
Good massed, as a hedge, in containers
or as a cut flower.
Height -- 6-8’
Width -- 6-8’
#2 - SHLL -- $49.99
Hydrangea Little Lime - Little Lime Hydrangea
#2 - SHLLM -- $49.99
roses
Hydrangea Little Quick Fire - Little Quick Fire Hydrangea
shrubs
Dwarf form of ‘Limelight’.
Little Lime has same flower power but a smaller package.
Attractive green summer flowers turn pink in fall.
Height -- 3-4’
Width -- 3-4’
#1 - SHQF1 -- $29.99
A showy dwarf shrub valued for its numerous cone-shaped
panicles of elegant white flowers which appear in mid-summer,
and mature to pink; blooms well in shade.
The flowers are excellent for cutting.
It has green foliage throughout the season.
Height -- 3-4’
Width -- 3-4’
# 3 - SHMF -- $49.99
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fruit trees,
ornamental shrubs, &
trees
veggies
Hydrangea Mystical Flame - Mystical Flame Hydrangea
evergreen
Creamy spikes turn to deep pink with red highlights on
bold, red stems. Blooms before all other hydrangeas - enjoy early color! Perfect accent for smaller spaces because
of dwarf habit.
Height -- 3-5’
Width 3-5’
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Hydrangea Quickfire - Quickfire Hydrangea
Blooms about a month before other Hardy Hydrangea
varieties and flowers every year!
Flowers open white then turn pink as summer progresses.
This very hardy flowering shrub is perfect in mixed
containers, mass plantings, as a hedge, or cut flower.
Height -- 6-8’
Width -- 6-8’
#2 - SHQF -- $49.99
Hydrangea Strawberry Sundae - Strawberry Sundae Hydrangea
Same type of blossom as “Vanilla Strawberry” – fades
from white to hot pink.
Compact version of “Vanilla Strawberry”.
Blooms for over 8 weeks!
Height -- 4-5’
Width -- 3-4’
#3 - SHSS -- $49.99
Hydrangea Vanilla Strawberry - Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea
Large flower clusters start as creamy vanilla-white,
transform to a soft pink and ripen to strawberry-red.
Blooms 3-4 weeks longer than most Hydrangeas.
Height -- 5-6’
Width -- 5-6’
#2 - SHVS -- $49.99
Hypericum Ames - Ames St. Johns Wart
A neatly rounded garden shrub with dazzling golden
yellow flowers in mid summer; this variety is slightly
hardier than the species and has a more uniform
shape, great for massing, tolerates dry conditions
particularly well.
Height -- 24”
Width -- 2-3’
#2 - SHAM -- $34.99
Ligustrum Golden Vicary - Golden Vicary Privet
An excellent upright deciduous shrub best used for hedges.
Bright golden foliage lasting all season.
Plant with green-leaved plants for a great contrast.
Height -- 4-6’
Width -- 4-5’
#2 - SLGV -- $39.99
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Physocarpus Amber Jubilee - Amber Jubilee Ninebark
Striking foliage in glowing tones of orange, yellow and gold.
Rounded and dense habit.
Delicate white blooms are produced in spring.
Fall foliage is highlighted with tones of red and purple.
Height -- 5-6’
Width -- 4’
#2 - SPAJ -- $49.99
Physocarpus Little Devil - Little Devil Ninebark
Adds a deep burgundy foliage color to your garden.
Compact, easy to grow and maintain shrub.
Needs little to no pruning.
Button-like white-pink flowers accent foliage in June.
Height -- 3-4’
Width -- 3-4’
#3 - SPLD3 -- $44.99
Physocarpus Summer Wine - Summer Wine Ninebark
shrubs
Improved Ninebark with neat, compact branching
and fine, deeply cut, dark crimson-red leaves.
Pinkish-white flowers in mid-summer show nicely
against the dark foliage.
Requires little pruning.
Height -- 5-6’
Width -- 5-6’
#2 - SPSW -- $44.99
#5 - SPSW5 -- $49.00
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Potentilla Dakota Sunspot - Dakota Sunspot Potentilla
#2 - SPDS -- $29.99
#3 - SRFLI -- $49.99
#7 - SRFLI7 -- $84.99
#10 - SRFLI4 -- $124.99
4-5’ BB - SRFLIB -- $149.99
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veggies
Lacy fern-like foliage combines with a narrow
columnar habit to add texture and shape to the
SUN or SHADE garden!
Foliage turns yellow in fall.
Great replacement for older, weedier varieties.
Height -- 5-7’
Width -- 2-3’
shade &
ornamental
trees
Rhamnus Fine Line - Fine Line Buckthorn
evergreen
Will flower all summer if trimmed in late June or July.
It requires little, if no care once established. It is compact and
free flowering.
It can be used as a foundation plant, in the perennial border,
in mass planting, as a low hedge and even as a specimen.
Height -- 2-3’
Width -- 2-3’
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Rhododendron Landmark - Landmark Rhododendron
Explosion of deep fuchsia flowers cover this plant,
even at a young age.
Rich green, shiny foliage all summer.
In fall, the leaves turn an outstanding copper-bronze.
Height -- 4-5’
Width -- 4-5’
#3 - SRLM -- $44.99
Rhododendron Lemon Lights - Lemon Lights Azalea
Flower is almost bicolor with lighter yellow on the
outside with gold centers.
Great mildew resistance.
Maroon-bronze fall foliage.
Height -- 4-5’
Width -- 3-4’
#2 - SRLL -- $39.99
Rhododendron Lilac Lights - Lilac Lights Azalea
Produces deep lilac flowers (8–10 per truss) in mid-spring
before leafing out for the summer.
Plants are semi-dwarf, with a shapely form that’s slightly
wider than tall.
The foliage turns a light yellow in fall.
Height -- 3-4’
Width -- 4-5’
#2 - SRLLA -- $34.99
Rhododendron Mandarin Lights - Mandarin Lights Azalea
Blooms early spring with bright
mandarin orange blossoms.
Bronze fall foliage.
Low maintenance plant.
Height -- 4-5’
Width -- 4-5’
#2 - SRMLA -- $39.99
Rhododendron PJM - PJM Elite Rhododendron
Small trusses of bright lavender-pink blooms contrast
with mahogany-brown winter foliage color.
Very durable and stands up to heat as well as cold.
Height -- 3-5’
Width -- 3-5’
#2 - SRPJM -- $44.99
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Rhododendron Rosy Lights - Rosy Lights Rhododendron
Extremely hardy selection which provides a massive display
of rose colored blooms.
Mounding form is excellent for massing in shrub borders.
Height -- 4-6’
Width -- 4-6’
#2 - SRRL -- $34.99
Rhus Tiger Eyes - Tiger Eyes Cutleaf Sumac
New growth is a lively chartreuse green that quickly
changes to yellow.
Leaves contrast nicely with the rosy-pink leaf stems.
Autumn colors give a dramatic effect of yellow,
orange and intense scarlet.
Height -- 5-6’
Width -- 5-6’
#2 - SRTE -- $39.99
#5 - SRTE5 -- $69.99
Salix Dwarf Blue Arctic - Dwarf Blue Arctic Willow
shrubs
Dwarf, rounded shrub valued for the steely blue-gray
foliage on supple, purple stems.
Popular screen plant, useful for clipped hedges or as
a specimen.
Tolerates any soil, including moist soils.
Height -- 3-4’
Width -- 3-5’
#2 - SSDBA -- $29.99
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Salix Flamingo - Flamingo Dappled Willow
#2 - SSF5 -- $39.99
shade &
ornamental
trees
Salix Hakuro Nishiki - Hakuro Nishiki Willow
evergreen
Tips of the young shoots emerge as a brilliant pink.
As the new leaves mature, they fade to an interesting
green and white speckle.
Bright red stems give winter color as well.
Height -- 4-6’
Width -- 4-6’
#2 - SSHN -- $34.99
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Weeping branches display striking pink stems and
buds, surrounded by foliage mottled in white, green
and pink highlights.
This graceful shrub is a perfect garden accent.
Height -- 4-6’
Width -- 5-7’
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Sambucus Black Lace - Black Lace Elderberry
The dark purple, finely cut foliage has an exotic appeal.
Pink buds open to lacy white blossoms in May-June.
Excellent specimen plant or attractive in large containers.
Height – 5-6’
Width – 5-6’
#2 - SSBL -- $39.99
Sambucus Sutherland Gold - Sutherland Gold Elderberry
Has deeply cut leaves of copper in spring, changing
to golden green in summer.
White flowers in May are followed by ornamental
scarlet red berries that are not considered ingestible.
Height -- 5-10’
Width -- 5-8’
#3 - SSSG -- $39.99
Spirea Glow Girl Birchleaf - Glow Girl Birchleaf Spirea
Brilliant lemon-lime, birch-leaf foliage.
Pure white flowers in the early spring.
Gold-leafed version of the popular “Tor”.
Height -- 3-4’
Width -- 3-4’
Spirea Goldmound - Goldmound Spirea
#2 - SSGGB -- $34.99
Vibrant, golden spring foliage that is accented
by clusters of pink flowers.
Cools to a yellowish green in summer then a
rich, yellowish orange in fall.
Height -- 2-3’
Width -- 3-4’
#2 - SSG2 -- $29.99
Spirea Japanese White - Japanese White Spirea
Profusion of white flowers on dark green foliage
Foliage turns reddish-purple in the fall.
Great texture gives it contrast even when not flowering.
Height -- 2-3’
Width -- 2-3’
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#2 - SSJW -- $29.99
Spirea Magic Carpet - Magic Carpet Spirea
A neat, compact mound with vibrant new red leaves.
Clusters of small pink flowers contrasts with the bright
gold mature foliage .
Rich russet fall foliage color.
Height -- 1-2’
Width -- 1-2’
#2 - SSMC -- $29.99
#5 - SSMC5 -- $39.99
Spirea Renaissance - Bridalwreath Spirea
Creamy white flower along graceful, arching branches.
Improvement over the original Bridalwreaths.
Works well as mass planting of center specimen.
Height -- 4-5’
Width -- 4-5’
#2 - SSR -- $29.99
Spirea Superstar - Superstar Spirea
shrubs
Showy cluster of hot pink flowers.
Attractive dark green foliage that emerges as purple-red.
Leaves turn an attractive copper-bronze in the fall.
Height -- 2-3’
Width -- 3-4’
#2 - SSSS -- $34.99
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Spirea Tor Birchleaf - Tor Birchleaf Spirea
#2 - SSTB -- $29.99
shade &
ornamental
trees
Syringa Bloomerang - Bloomerang Reblooming Lilac
evergreen
Compact mound of dark, gray-green, birch-like leaves.
Tiny white flowers cover the plant in late spring and
deadheading will encourage additional blooms.
Autumn brings shades of orange, red and purple.
Height -- 2-3’
Width -- 2-3’
#2 - SSBR -- $39.99
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veggies
Enjoy classic lilac fragrance for months instead of weeks!
A revolutionary new kind of lilac that blooms in spring and
again through summer.
Goes into a rest period in heat of summer, but flowers again.
Height -- 4-5’
Width -- 4-5’
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Syringa Common Purple - Common Purple Lilac
Lovely clusters of lavender flowers sit against dark green,
heart shaped leaves, the fragrance is just delightful.
Butterflies and hummingbirds find them irresistible.
Lilac will thrive in most any soil and can withstand severe
winters.
Height -- 8-10’
Width -- 8-10’
#2 - SSCP2 -- $29.99
#5 - SSCP5 -- $39.99
Syringa Dwarf Korean - Dwark Korean Lilac
A dwarf lilac with reddish-purple buds opening to pale, lilac,
fragrant flowers.
Blooms profusely in mid-May and first flowers at an early age.
Goes well in shrub borders or in groups to form a hedge.
Height -- 4-5’
Width -- 5-7’
#2 - SSDK -- $39.99
Syringa Sensation - Sensation Lilac
An outstanding lilac noted for its large trusses of
purplish-red florets edged in white.
Mid-season bloomer typically flowers in mid-May.
Branches are erect and open with rich green foliage.
Height -- 10’
Width -- 6’
#5 - SSSN -- $49.99
Viburnum Blue Muffin - Blue Muffin Cranberry Bush
In spring, this compact plant is covered with
beautiful white flowers.
Later in summer, clusters of rich blue berries form.
Adaptable to a wide range of conditions.
Height -- 5-7’
Width -- 4-6’
#2 - SVBM -- $39.99
Viburnum Compact Bailey - Compact Bailey Cranberry Bush
Compact improvement over older species.
Offers a spring display of white flowers, followed by
scarlet fruit and burgundy foliage in fall.
A desirable plant for smaller spaces.
Height -- 5-6’
Width -- 5-6’
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#2 - SVCB -- $39.99
#5 - SVCB5 -- $49.99
Viburnum Snowball - Snowball Viburnum
Masses of pure white, snowball-like flower clusters
make a showy display.
Bright green leaves have a purplish-red fall coloring.
These are popular in cut flower arrangements.
Height -- 10-20’
Witdh -- 10-20’
#2 - SVSB -- $34.99
Weigela Minuet - Minuet Weigela
Enjoy a spectacular display of rosy-pink blooms
against a backdrop of purple-tinged foliage.
Use to add color in shrub borders or as a garden
accent.
Height -- 2-3’
Width -- 2-3’
#1 - SWM1 -- $19.99
#2 - SWM2 -- $34.99
WeigelaRed Prince - Red Prince Weigela
shrubs
Compact shrub displays rich-red flowers
featured against dark green leaves.
Holds its red flower color as it ages.
Useful in a background planting, flowering
screen or in shrub borders.
Height -- 5-6’
Width -- 5-6’
#2 - SWRP -- $34.99
roses
Weigela Shining Sensation - Shining Sensation Weigela
#2 - SWSS -- $39.99
shade &
ornamental
trees
Weigela Spilled Wine - Spilled Wine Weigela
evergreen
A blooming machine with pink funnel-shaped flowers
that bloom in May, June, and through the summer.
Polished, burgundy foliage contrasts nicely with flowers.
Stems provide a handsome architectural element.
Height -- 5-6’
Width -- 3-4’
#2 - SWSW2 -- $39.99
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Dark red, wavy leaves and a spreading habit.
Hot pink-magenta flowers are similar to ‘Wine & Roses’.
Its foliage, a dark black-purple with an attractive wavy
margin, will not fade to green like older selections.
Height -- 2-3’
Width -- 2-3’
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Weigela Wine & Roses - Wine & Roses Weigela
Rosy-pink flowers add a sharp accent when displayed
against the dark glossy foliage.
Flowers in spring and re-blooms through summer.
Flowers are adored by hummingbirds.
Height -- 4-5’
Width -- 4-5’
#2 - SWWR2 -- $34.99
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