Height: 5 feet Spread: 3 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 4a Other Names: Date Night Tuxedo Weigela Group/Class: Date Night Series Brand: Bloomin' Easy Description: A beautiful shrub that blooms all summer, into fall, featuring contrasting white trumpet-shaped flowers, against deep green, almost black foliage; attracts butterflies; great for the back of flower beds, deadhead to promote re-blooming Ornamental Features Weigela, Date Night Tuxedo features showy clusters of fragrant creamy white trumpet-shaped flowers along the branches from early summer to early fall. It has dark green foliage with hints of black which emerges burgundy in spring. The serrated pointy leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color. Landscape Attributes Weigela, Date Night Tuxedo is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a shapely form and gracefully arching branches. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage. This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics. Weigela, Date Night Tuxedo is recommended for the following landscape applications; Planting & Growing Weigela, Date Night Tuxedo will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years. This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. To help this plant achive its best flowering performance, periodically apply a flower-boosting fertilizer from early spring through into the active growing season. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
