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Hardiness Zone: 4-7
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Mature Height: 6-10 Feet
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Mature Spread: 4-6 Feet
Buy Showy Lantern Enkianthus online. Showy Lantern Enkianthus is a beautiful, small growing shrub in the shady landscape. It features creamy white flowers that can be edged in pink that will hang like bells from the tips of the branches in late spring to early summer. It is a somewhat open grower, which allows for pruning and shaping to your desired look in the landscape. Fall color varies, but can range from yellow to red in autumn. This shrub loves acidic soil below 6 on the pH scale, and likes a peaty soil composition.
Family: Ericaceae
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Common Name: Enkianthus
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SHOWY LANTERN ENKIANTHUS Plant Characteristics
Bark Color*
| • | Gray |
Bark Type*
| • | Smooth |
Cultural Information*
| • | Leaf Scorch – Low Resistance |
| • | Leaf Spot – Low Resistance |
| • | Powdery Mildew – Moderate Resistance |
| • | Root Rot – Moderate Resistance |
Flower Color*
| • | Creamy White |
| • | Multi-Colored |
| • | Pink |
Flower Type*
| • | Single Blooming |
Growth Habit*
| • | Compact Growing |
| • | Dwarf/Small Growing |
Growth Rate*
| • | Slow |
Leaf Color Fall*
| • | Light Yellow/Brilliant Yellow |
| • | Orange/Brilliant Orange |
| • | Red/Brilliant Red |
Leaf Color Spring*
| • | Green |
Leaf Color Summer*
| • | Green |
Leaf Type*
| • | Deciduous/Herbaceous |
Nature Assets*
| • | Attracts Birds |
| • | Deer Resistant |
Plant Type*
| • | Tree |
Preferred Planting Season*
| • | Fall Planting |
| • | Spring Planting |
| • | Summer Planting |
Preferred Soil Conditions*
| • | Moist |
| • | Prefers Low pH (Acidic Soils) |
| • | Tolerates Low pH (Acidic Soils) |
| • | Well-Drained |
Propagation Methods*
| • | Cuttings or Divisions |
Season of Interest*
| • | Fall |
| • | Late Spring/Early Summer |
Sun Exposure*
| • | Prefers Morning Sun Only in Northern States |
| • | Prefers Full Shade in Southern States |
Uses*
| • | Accent Plant |
| • | Landscape Specimen |
| • | Near Water Gardens or Ponds |
| • | Under Power Lines |
| • | Understory Planting |
| • | Flowering |
Exposure (Short)
| • | Partial Sun |












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