Bring bold, season-long color to small spaces with Weigela florida 'My Monet Purple Effect'. You get a compact, mounded shrub with cream and mint-green variegation that takes on purple tones, plus a late-spring flush of pink, trumpet-shaped blooms that may repeat lightly later in summer.
At maturity it typically stays 18-30 inches tall and about 18-30 inches wide, making it an easy fit for edging, low borders, and containers. Use it where you want crisp foliage contrast from spring through frost and a bright pop of bloom without a large footprint.
Plant in full sun to part shade; more sun generally means the strongest color and best flowering, while light shade can help in warmer conditions. Provide well-drained soil and moderate moisture, especially while establishing. Mulch helps conserve moisture and moderate temperature swings.
Care is simple: prune only if needed, and do it right after flowering since blooms form on older wood. This shrub is noted for deer resistance and works well as a tidy accent in mixed beds or massed along the front of the landscape.