Weigela florida 'Victoria' is a beautifully compact deciduous shrub prized for its striking dark bronze-purple foliage and abundant deep rose-pink, funnel-shaped flowers. Blooming from late spring into early summer, with an occasional lighter second flush later in the season, this eye-catching shrub provides a wonderful contrast of rich flower colour against its dramatic dark leaves. A reliable, low-maintenance garden performer, it is fully hardy and well suited to UK gardens.

This plant is supplied as an outdoor garden-ready shrub in a 2L root-ball, ready for planting straight into borders, beds, or a generously sized container.

Why Choose Weigela Victoria?

• Deep bronze-purple foliage provides season-long interest from spring through to autumn


• Masses of rose-pink, funnel-shaped flowers beloved by bees, butterflies, and other pollinators


• Compact, bushy habit – ideal for smaller gardens, mixed borders, and containers


• Fully hardy and easy to grow in most well-drained soils


• RHS Award of Garden Merit holder – a trusted, proven garden variety


• Low maintenance – simply prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape

Planting and Care

Plant in a position that receives full sun to partial shade. Full sun encourages the best foliage colour and the most prolific flowering. Weigela Victoria thrives in most reasonably fertile, well-drained soils. Water regularly during the first growing season to help establish a strong root system. After flowering, lightly prune back flowered stems to encourage a tidy shape and promote healthy new growth for the following year.

Cultural Information

• Botanical Name: Weigela florida 'Victoria'


• Common Names: Weigela Victoria, Victoria Weigela


• Classification: Deciduous Shrub


• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 1m–1.5m × 1m–1.5m


• Growth Habit: Compact, Bushy, Rounded Deciduous Shrub


• Perfect For: Mixed Borders, Cottage Gardens, Small Gardens, Containers


• Flowering Time: Late Spring to Early Summer (May–June), with possible second flush in late summer


• Flower Colour: Deep Rose-Pink, Funnel-Shaped


• Planting Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade


• Soil: Most Well-Drained, Reasonably Fertile Soils


• Attracts: Bees, Butterflies and Pollinators


• Type: Fully Hardy Deciduous Shrub


• Foliage: Dark Bronze-Purple Oval Leaves


• Award: RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM)

Notes: This listing is for the Victoria variety, distinguished by its particularly dark bronze-purple foliage which intensifies in full sun.