Redvein Enkianthus is an underused shrub in Connecticut gardens. I admit I don’t give this medium-sized shrub the love it deserves. That will be changing in the year ahead.
Enkianthus flowers from late May to early June. Different cultivars and plants within cultivars have differing amounts of red and pink on a yellow backdrop.
Redvein Enkianthus is a deciduous shrub growing four to six feet tall in Connecticut gardens. From a slight distance enkianthus foliage looks very similar to a Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia). Enkianthus is deciduous unlike the evergreen foliage of Mountain Laurel.
Prune Redvein Enkianthus selectively immediately after bloom for the most natural growth habit and best flower. You can control the ultimate size of the plant if you maintain selective pruning methods.
I have never seen Redvein Enkianthus over five feet tall in a Connecticut garden. I did see the beauty above at an arboretum in Massachusetts.
If you are looking for a shrub for Connecticut gardens that is both rare and different you found it in Redvein Enkianthis! For more information please visit my alma mater at the UCONN Plant Database.
By John Holden
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