Buy Weigela 'Tango'

Also Known As

Weigela florida 'Tango'

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 2'-3'
W: 3'

planting zones

4a-9b

1 gallon | $21.4

Avail in US except West Coast, HI/AK

Fewer than 5 at Maples N More Nursery

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Weigela 'Tango' plant details

Weigela 'Tango' is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with chocolate foliage. In spring and summer red flowers emerge. Attracts bees and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Weigela 'Tango'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: caprifoliaceae
Foliage: deciduous chocolate
Mature size: 3 FT wide, 2 FT - 3 FT - tall
Flowers: red blooms in spring and summer
Uses: compact, easy-to-grow

GROWING CONDITIONS for Weigela 'Tango'

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture

Soil needs: rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A find for small yard or front-o-the-border, this compact (to 2' x 2') shrub adds the wine-purple of its leaves all season to the garden palette, as well as the red of its early summer flowers; Ottawa hardiness included. S/M

By: Forestfarm

Tango Weigela is a versatile shrub that can be used in a wide variety of situations and locations. Prune after flowering if needed to retain shape. Tango Weigela is prized as much for its beautiful burgundy foliage as for its trumpet shaped blooms that attract hummingbirds. Gives a stark contrast to bright green shrubs or trees.

By: Maples N More Nursery

We are always suckers for plants with gorgeous flowers and amazing leaf color in the same variety and 'Tango' Weigela fits the bill perfectly. In the spring purple-red leaves explode from tightly packed buds before producing loads of light pink trumpet shaped flowers in clusters. Over the course of the summer plants will continue to produce flowers here and there, but you can greatly increase the number of summer flowers by pruning in late spring after the first set of blooms have finished up.

Weigela look their best when they are pruned young. Weigela plants bloom mostly on old wood but will produce some flowers all year long on new wood, so mid-summer pruning will yield heavier flowering than winter pruning.

'Tango' is a naturally compact variety that produces dense growth and flowers heavily even when young. It is one of the few flowering shrubs that deer actually leave alone.

By: Red Panda Nursery

This variety has deep mauve flowers that contrast wonderfully with its deeply colored plum foliage. Compact habit on this variety ensures that with minimal care it will still look great.