The leaves are a fresh green colour, before turning a brilliant red in autumn. It forms an exquisite, round shrub to 2 metres with tiered branching and perhaps it's most endearing feature blazing scarlet red autumn tones. Pinch leaves off the bottom of the cutting.
Enkianthus perulatus (Miquel) C. K. Schneider
Enkianthus is a deciduous shrub or small tree in the ericaceae (blueberry) family with a narrowly upright habit of layered branches and tufted foliage.
This remarkable, 3’ wide, 80+ year old specimen was recently sold at auction.
White enkianthus a choice shrub, rare in the wholesale trade because it is so very compact, no more than 3 feet in twenty years, producing almost no cuttings. Rhs plants for pollinators plants. Enkianthus perulatus this is arguably the most elegant enkianthus, masses of dainty, white pendulous bells flowers in early spring. And in fall, summer’s small, green leaves turn blazing scarlet.
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This is in reference to the swollen urn shape of the flowers. Browse pictures and read growth / cultivation information about enkianthus species, white enkianthus (enkianthus perulatus) supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at. The rhs award of garden merit (agm) helps gardeners choose the best plants for their garden. The royal horticultural society has given it the award of garden merit (agm).
Pennock' (white enkianthus) is ideal for use as an ornamental garden plant.
Propagation of red vein enkianthus can be made with softwood cuttings. It is included in an evolving list of plants carefully researched and chosen by rhs experts. Huon pine available from £18.00. The original plant was raised in harold epstein’s garden where it managed less than an inch of annual growth for many years.
Dwarf enkianthus is perhaps one of the most elusive of all garden shrubs.
Thriving in the conditions where redvein enkianthus grows best, it resembles the latter in most respects. A striking and refined asian enkianthus that is unjustly rare in american gardens. It can also be clipped into neat shapes, or cloud pruned. It forms an elegant, rounded shrub to 6 feet with gracefully tiered branches and produces brilliant scarlet color in autumn.
Enkianthus perulatus has a very attractive growth habit, forming a rounded compact dome.
The small, deciduous shrubs offer an elegant, tiered branch structure that adds a bit of natural sculpture to the garden. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘victoria’ has pendant, creamy yellow bells, tinged pink, from late spring to early summer. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects.
In cultivation this plant has gained the royal.
