The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Red Bells redvein enkianthus

Family: Ericaceae (heath family)

Distribution: Species native to Japan

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub

Comments: A deciduous twiggy shrub with erect and layered branching. It will grow 8-10' tall and about half as wide. This azalea relative has bell-shaped flowers that hang from beneath the stems during May. They are redder toward tip than normal with above corolla creamy-yellow and lightly veined red. Exceptional red to orange fall color! Great in the evergreen border. Once established it's drought tolerant and deer browse resistant.