Outstanding Qualities

Enkianthus perulatus is grown for its wide, dome shape rather than the columnar form of Enkianthus campanulatus. The fall color is a screaming scarlet red which makes for a real standout in the garden. This compact deciduous shrub has red-tinted young branches with mid green, elliptic to obovate toothed leaves. Pendant umbels of up to 10 urn-shaped white flowers appear in early spring. This is a fairly slow growing shrub so it should be used in combination with smaller groundcovers such as Blechnum penna-marina, primroses or small leaved Epimediums.