Flowering shrub

Redvein enkianthus

Enkianthus campanulatus

Redvein enkianthus (Enkianthus campanulatus) is a shrub in the Ericaceae family.

🌷 Flowering shrub

Redvein enkianthus is a popular flowering shrub. It's on our flower lists for 10 states.

0states where USDA records it

10Bloomipedia state lists include it

9U.S. sightings*

*iNaturalist research-grade observations, as of October 23, 2026. Our state lists also include states where people grow it in gardens, so they can outnumber USDA's wild-plant records. Planted garden shrubs are mostly excluded from research grade.

On our lists for: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington

Quick look

The hardiest of Enkianthus species is E. campanulatus, a medium-sized, narrow, upright, deciduous shrub. Its bright green glossy foliage gives brilliant coppery to red fall colors. In spring it offers a profusion of bell-shaped, creamy white flowers with red veins, similar to those of the distantly related Pieris.
From Wikipedia's article Enkianthus campanulatus, CC BY-SA 4.0.

It belongs to the Ericaceae family. ^iNaturalist
iNaturalist has 4 research-grade sightings of it in Maine, ranking #127 among the 160 flowers on our Maine list. ^iNaturalist
iNaturalist has 2 research-grade sightings of it in New York, ranking #160 among the 193 flowers on our New York list. ^iNaturalist
iNaturalist has 1 research-grade sightings of it in New Hampshire, ranking #132 among the 157 flowers on our New Hampshire list. ^iNaturalist

When does it bloom?

Flowering records by month across the U.S. (iNaturalist research-grade observations marked “Flowering”) (1 records)

Bloom time in the 10 states whose Bloomipedia list includes it

State	Type	Peak bloom	Sightings*
Maine	🌷 Garden	no flowering records	4
New York	🌷 Garden	no flowering records	2
New Hampshire	🌷 Garden	no flowering records	1
Massachusetts	🌷 Garden	few records (1)	1
Ohio	🌷 Garden	no flowering records	1
Connecticut	🌷 Garden	no flowering records	0
Oregon	🌷 Garden	no flowering records	0
Pennsylvania	🌷 Garden	no flowering records	0
Rhode Island	🌷 Garden	no flowering records	0
Washington	🌷 Garden	no flowering records	0

Conservation status

Federal (U.S. ESA)

Not listed No U.S. Endangered Species Act listing in the USFWS ECOS database. ^{USFWS ECOS}

NatureServe

Unknown We couldn't find this name in NatureServe Explorer. ^NatureServe

State rare plant lists

Not listed Not on the official rare plant list in 9 of our 10 states.

See each state

Maine: Not listed Not on Maine Rare Plant List (Maine Natural Areas Program, 2021). E and T are Maine's official endangered and threatened plants (12 M.R.S.); SC and PE are tracking categories. ^{Maine rare plant list}
New York: Not listed Not on New York protected native plants (6 NYCRR § 193.3). ^{6 NYCRR § 193.3}
New Hampshire: Not listed Not on New Hampshire Official Rare Plants List (Ncr 312, eff. Jan 1, 2020). ^{NH Ncr 312}
Massachusetts: Not listed Not on Massachusetts Endangered Species Act list (321 CMR 10.90). ^{MESA list}
Ohio: Not listed Not on Ohio endangered and threatened plants (Ohio Adm. Code 1501:18-1-03, eff. Dec. 26, 2024). ^{OAC 1501:18-1-03}
Connecticut: Not listed Not on Connecticut Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Plants (RCSA 26-306; 2015 list). ^{CT E/T/SC list}
Oregon: Not listed Not on Oregon endangered and threatened plants (OAR 603-073-0070). ^{OAR 603-073-0070}
Pennsylvania: Not listed Not on Pennsylvania classified native plants (17 Pa. Code Ch. 45, Subchapter B, as amended 2023). ^{17 Pa. Code Ch. 45}
Rhode Island: Not listed Not on Rhode Island Rare Plants 2016 (RI Natural History Survey, from the RI Wildlife Action Plan; informational, Rhode Island has no state plant-protection listing law). ^{RI rare plants 2016}

Washington

No list Washington has no state law listing endangered or threatened plants (the Washington Natural Heritage Program's rare plant list isn't regulatory), so we show NatureServe's Washington ranks instead.

Checked October 23, 2026. Rankings and lists can change, so follow the links for the latest.

Can you eat it?

For peopleNot well documented

None of the sources we checked (NC State Extension (no edibility or poison notes on its page), USDA PLANTS) say whether it's edible or poisonous for people. ^{NC State Extension}

For petsNot well documented

It isn't on the ASPCA plant list, and NC State Extension doesn't flag it for pets.

🌿 Never eat a wild plant unless you're certain of its ID; this isn't medical advice. Worried about a person? Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222. Worried about a pet? Call your vet.