Is Redvein Enkianthus deer resistant?
Enkianthus campanulatus
Plant typeShrubHardinessZones 4–7LightPart shade
Mature height72–192 in
BloomSpringMaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Redvein Enkianthus
Tiers of small cream bells veined in red, and outstanding scarlet autumn colour, on an upright open shrub that suits a woodland edge. Needs acid soil like its rhododendron relatives, and it will go chlorotic and sulk in lime.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 4.5 to 6
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 59 to 94 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Redvein Enkianthus
Other shrubs with the same deer rating.
- Antelope BitterbrushPurshia tridentataSeldom damaged
- Anthony Waterer SpireaSpiraea x bumaldaZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Apache PlumeFallugia paradoxaZones 6–10Seldom damaged
- Armstrong JuniperJuniperus chinensis 'Armstrongii'Zones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn OliveElaeagnus umbellataZones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn SageSalvia greggiiZones 6–9Seldom damaged
Where Redvein Enkianthus grows
Hardy across most of these 48 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Redvein Enkianthus
- Is Redvein Enkianthus deer resistant?
- Redvein Enkianthus (Enkianthus campanulatus) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Redvein Enkianthus grow in?
- Redvein Enkianthus is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 7. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Redvein Enkianthus grow in shade?
- Yes. Redvein Enkianthus tolerates part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- How big does Redvein Enkianthus get?
- Mature height is roughly 72–192 in. Growth rate is slow.