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Tango Weigela vs Round-Leaved Sundew

Weigela florida Tango

Drosera rotundifolia

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Round-Leaved Sundew

Tango Weigela is one of the smallest weigelas. Its compact form makes it ideal for urban yards or areas with limited space. The red, funnel shaped flowers with yellow throats are eye catching and fragrant. Good for borders, hedges, and foundation plantings, you'll love this new addition to your yard.

Round-Leaved Sundew is a native carnivorous plant, easily recognized by its bright green leaves covered in distinctive red, glandular hairs. These hairs secrete a sticky substance that is used to attract, trap, and digest insects. Their carnivorous nature allows them to survive in nutrient-poor, acidic soils where many other plants may struggle to grow.
They produce small white flowers that grow along the top of a slender, leafless stem. They can be found growing in wetlands, most often among sphagnum moss, in consistently moist, acidic soils. It does best in cooler summer climates and is intolerant of shade. Due to its small size, the plant can be difficult to spot in its natural habitat. Round-Leaved Sundew is an indicator of healthy wetland systems and is valued in ecological restoration and conservation projects.

Tango Weigela Quick Facts

Round-Leaved Sundew Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Height: 0.1 m (0.2 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 0.1 m (0.4 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Growth form: rosette-forming
Spreading: axillary bud plantlets - medium, seeds - low
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: round, green with sticky red tentacles
Fall colour: red to marooon
Flowers: small pink/purple
Flowers: tiny white flowers on long leafless stem
Bloom time: summer
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE
Other Names: roundleaf sundew