Plant Profile

Enkianthus perulatus (White Enkianthus)

A comapct shrub that grows very slowly, It has light green leaves that turn red/burgundy in the fall while it flowers fragrant nodding umbel like racemes in spring that contain 3 to 10 urn shaped flowers. It is a low maintenance plant that is pest and disease free and can be used for borders and as specimen plants

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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Pronunciation: en-kee-AN-thus per-uh-LAY-tus
Plant type: Shrub
Origin: Japan & Taiwan
Heat Zones: 1 to 9

Hardiness Zones: 6 to 8
Uses: Specimen, Border Plant, Container, Rock Garden
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Slow

Tree Shape: Round, oval

Canopy Texture: Medium

Height at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 m

Spread at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 meters

Time to Ultimate Height: 10 to 20 Years
Companion Plants: Rhododendrons

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Alternate

Leaf Persistance: Deciduous

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: Less than 5

Leaf Shape: Ovate

Leaf Margins: Serrate

Leaf Scent: No Fragance

Color(growing season): Green

Color(changing season): Orange, Red
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Flower Type: Raceme

Flower Scent: Pleasant

Flower Color: White

Seasons: Spring
Trunk

Trunk has Crownshaft: No

Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked

Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy, Smooth
Fruit

Fruit Showiness: No

Seasons: Spring

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: Yes

Heat Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: No
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral

Water Requirements: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full, Part
Management

Edible Parts: None

Plant Propagation: Cutting