Globe Thistle

Other names

Redvein Enkianthus

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Groundcover Collection

Source of plant

Buchholz & Buchholz Nursery

Description

This is a good, upright clone with large leaves, good red stems and quite a bit of red in the flower and excellent fall color. The flowers are quite inconspicuous, but when looked at closely are an interesting yellowish-orange veined with red. The shrub grows to 15 to 20 feet maximum.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

fall color, growth habit