Showy Lantern redvein enkianthus
Enkianthus campanulatus 'Showy Lantern'
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 10 feet tall
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Pink to cherry red flowers
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Showy Lantern' redvein enkianthus (Enkianthus campanulatus 'Showy Lantern') is a shrub for borders, specimen planting, and foundation beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Pink to cherry red flowers open from early to late spring and into early summer. Bees visit the blooms. The upright shrub can grow up to 120 inches tall.
Pairs well with High-bush blueberry, Paperbark maple, Sweet woodruff, and Hardy geranium.