(Variegated Angelica Shrub, Variegated Fiveleaf Aralia)

Imparting a lush tropical look to the temperate garden, variegated fiveleaf aralia's jagged, hand-like foliage upon arching stems is great for all types of garden soils and exposures! This multistemmed shrub with long thorns from eastern China has upright branches that will arch and flop once they reach an extended length.

The bright green leaves are palmate - looking like a hand with five tapering oval leaflets that have attractively jagged and ivory edges. They are arranged alternating on the...

(Redvein Enkianthus)

A tree-like deciduous shrub from Japan, redvein enkianthus is extremely slow-growing but develops a picturesque habit with age. Its leaves are simple and elliptical in shape with bristles on the edges and red leaf stems. The bluish green foliage contrasts beautifully with the reddish twigs they grow from. In late spring to early summer, small, pendent, bell-shaped blossoms dangle from the branch ends. These oddly fragrant blooms are creamy white or pale yellow and marked with pink or fuchsia veins....

(Hollandia Enkianthus, Redvein Enkianthus)

The slow-growing, smaller-size cultivar 'Hollandia' displays bright green foliage on red stems and offers bell-shaped, drooping coral-red and ivory-tan blossoms in very early summer. In fall this redvein enkianthus' leaves turn orange before dropping away. The shrub's habit is upright and spreading, and may have somewhat leggy-looking branches.

A tree-like deciduous shrub from Japan, redvein enkianthus has simple and elliptical leaves with bristles on the edges and red leaf stems. In late spring...

(Jan Iseli Pink Enkianthus, Redvein Enkianthus)

The slow-growing and small-maturing cultivar 'Jan Iseli Pink' displays bright green foliage on red stems and offers a profusion of bell-shaped, drooping pink and ivory-tan blossoms in very early summer. In fall this redvein enkianthus' leaves turn show-shopping orange before dropping away. The shrub's habit is upright and spreading. This cultivar was released in 1990, the result of breeding efforts by the Iseli Nursery in Oregon. Jan Iseli is the nursery founder's wife.

A tree-like deciduous...

(Jan Iseli Red Enkianthus, Redvein Enkianthus)

The slow-growing and colorful flowering cultivar 'Jan Iseli Red' displays bright green foliage on red stems and offers a profusion of bell-shaped, drooping deep coral-red blossoms in very early summer. In fall this redvein enkianthus' leaves turn vivid shades of orange and red before dropping away. The shrub's habit is upright but spreading. This cultivar was released in 1990, the result of breeding efforts by the Iseli Nursery in Oregon. Jan Iseli is the nursery founder's wife.

A tree-like deciduous...

(Red Bells Enkianthus, Redvein Enkianthus)

The slow-growing and picturesque Red Bells enkianthus displays bright green foliage on red stems and offers bell-shaped, drooping red and pink blossoms in early summer. In fall its leaves turn warm orange-red.

A tree-like deciduous shrub from Japan, redvein enkianthus has simple and elliptical leaves with bristles on the edges and red leaf stems. In late spring to early summer, small, pendent, bell-shaped blossoms dangle from the branch ends. These oddly fragrant blooms are reddish pink with...

(Red Velvet Enkianthus, Redvein Enkianthus)

Architecturally picturesque and colorful in two seasons, cultivar 'Red Velvet' displays bright green foliage on red stems and bell-shaped, drooping, fuchsia-red blossoms in very early summer. In fall this redvein enkianthus' leaves turn vivid shades of red before dropping away. The shrub's habit is upright but spreading.

A tree-like deciduous shrub from Japan, redvein enkianthus has simple and elliptical leaves with bristles on the edges and red leaf stems. In late spring to early summer, small,...

(Redvein Enkianthus, Renoir Enkianthus)

Subdued beauty encapsulates redvein enkianthus cultivar 'Renoir'. It displays bright green foliage on red stems and bell-shaped, drooping, light yellow and pink blossoms in very early summer. In fall the leaves turn bold shades of yellow, orange and red before dropping away. The shrub's habit is upright but spreading. 'Renoir' originated in 1923 and was grown from seed from the University of Edinburgh. The cultivar name was assigned in the early 1980s by Rob Nicholson of the Arnold Arboretum, where...

(Redvein Enkianthus, Showy Lantern Enkianthus)

A robust and wide habit are worthwhile features of the redvein enkianthus cultivar 'Showy Lantern'. It displays deep green foliage on red stems and produces bell-shaped, drooping, rose-red blossoms in very early summer. In fall the leaves turn a spectacular red-orange before dropping away. The shrub's habit is upright but with dense, spreading branches. 'Showy Lantern' was selected and named by Ed Mezitt of Weston Nurseries in Massachusetts in the 1980s.

A tree-like deciduous shrub from Japan,...

(Redvein Enkianthus)

An unusual and hard-to-find selection of redvein enkianthus, 'Sikokianus' is regarded for maroon flower buds and brick-red blossoms that appear about a week later than other cultivars. It displays deep green foliage on red stems and produces bell-shaped, drooping blossoms in very early summer. In fall the leaves turn an attractive scarlet before dropping away. The shrub's habit is upright but with spreading branches. Newly emerging leaves in spring display a pretty reddish color, too.

A tree-like...