Furin-Tsutsuji Enkianthus campanulatus
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- en-kee-AN-thus kam-pan-yoo-LAH-tus
- Description
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A deciduous shrub in the Ericaceae family with a narrowly upright habit of layered branches and tufted foliage. It prefers acidic, moist, well-drained soil. It will suffer in dry weather but does well in clay soils. Excellent, smooth, warm brown bark. It blooms on last year's growth so prune immediately after flowering so you do not remove next year's buds. Plant as a specimen along a foundation or use in small groups in shrub borders. Rhododendrons have the same soil requirements so they are good planting companions.
Seasons of Interest:
Foliage: Fall Bark: Winter
Quick ID Hints:
- Seed capsules look like dried, upturned bells
- Leaves with hairy margins are crowded at branch tips
- Flowers are bell-shaped, nodding, in racemes
- Deciduous small tree or shrub, tiered branches
Deciduous shrub or small tree to 16', upright and narrowly rounded.
Blooms in late spring; fall color is brilliant yellow to orange or red; interesting growth habit (tiered) and fall color; most are seed-grown and must be vegetatively propagated to perpetuate a particular fall color; seed capsules are unusual-looking and are prized for dried arrangements.
Tolerant full sun or partial shade; intolerant drought; prefers well-drained, moist, acid soil; no serious pest/disease problems.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Albiflorus'
- 'Red Bells'
- 'Renoir'
- 'Showy Lantern'
- 'Albiflorus'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Albiflorus'
- 'Red Bells'
- 'Renoir'
- 'Showy Lantern'
- 'Albiflorus'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Enkianthus
- Species:
- campanulatus
- Family:
- Ericaceae
- Wildlife Value:
- Members of the genus Campanula support the following specialized bee: Colletes brevicornis.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 6 ft. 0 in. - 16 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- 6-feet-12 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Description:
- An ovoid, dehiscent capsule, 5-valved, borne upright on a recurved pedicel.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Pink
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Flower Shape:
- Bell
- Urn
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- A cluster of creamy white, small 1/2" long, bell or urn-shaped flowers in pendulous racemes appear in spring. They have red or pink veins and edges; borne on the previous year's growth. Blooms are similar to Pieris, which is in the same family. Corymbose raceme, pendulous, terminal. (5-15) pale cream to light orange, veined with red, fragrant, corolla campanulate, 5-lobed.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Green
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Glossy, bright to medium blue-green to olive green leaves clustered at the ends of branches. Brilliant yellow and red-orange fall color; varies among seedlings. Alternate, crowded at end of branches, simple, elliptic to obovate, acuminate, cuneate, serrate with aristate teeth, scattered bristly hairs above and on veins beneath, 1-3.5"
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Brown
- Surface/Attachment:
- Smooth
- Bark Description:
- Smooth brown bark
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Red/Burgundy
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Slender, tiered, reddish to brown.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Pollinator Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
- Specialized Bees
