(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.

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(Redvein Enkianthus, Variegatus Enkianthus)

A narrower, upright habit and green and white leaves occur on the red enkianthus cultivar 'Variegatus'. It produces bell-shaped, drooping, white blossoms by very early summer. In fall the leaves turn shade of yellow, red and orange before dropping away. This shrub' has many branches are are oriented vertically.

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

(White 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 natural form albiflorus, called the white redvein enkianthus, produces pure white flowers lacking any veins. The bluish green foliage contrasts beautifully with the greenish-pink twigs they grow from. In late spring to very early summer, small, pendent, bell-shaped...

(Nodding Enkianthus)

Looking like a miniature tree, the nodding enkianthus displays white flowers in very late spring. This slow-growing deciduous shrub is native to the mountains on the Japanese island of Honshu. Compared to Enkianthus campanulatus, this species has a smaller mature size, smaller leaves and fewer, but white flowers. The nodding enkianthus also is less hardy to cold, and therefore is best planted in wind-protected gardens. It attains a short, upright but spreading habit. This species was first...

(Red-flowering Nodding Enkianthus)

Looking like a miniature tree, the red-flowering nodding enkianthus displays atypical rich red flowers in very late spring. This slow-growing deciduous shrub is native to the mountains on the Japanese island of Honshu. Compared to Enkianthus campanulatus, this species has a smaller mature size, smaller leaves and fewer flowers. The nodding enkianthus also is less hardy to cold, and therefore is best planted in wind-protected gardens. It attains a short, upright but spreading habit.

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(White Enkianthus)

Picturesque in habit and offering showy pinkish white springtime flowers and brilliant red fall foliage, white enkianthus is one of the most prized woody shrubs for a garden. Native to the upland beech forests of northern Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, this slow-growing deciduous shrub is rare in commerce but choice enough to make it worth seeking out. If well-placed, mature specimens develop into beautifully rounded, medium-sized shrubs with tiered branches. This species was introduced...

(Dwarf White Enkianthus)

Having all the redeeming and fantastic ornamental qualities of the white enkianthus, but with a very dwarf size, 'Compacta' boasts white flowers and red fall foliage. From the highland beech forests of northern Taiwan, this deciduous shrub is also found on the southwestern islands of Japan. It is both rare and a very slow-growing plant, compounded by it being difficult to propagate.

The robust, rounded shrub with tiered branches are filled with pointy, oval leaves of bright green in spring and...