About
This bushy evergreen shrub, with an upright habit and small, glossy green leaves with serrated edges. Produces clusters of tubular white flowers at the tips of the stems from mid to late summer.
About the genus
Escallonia are evergreen shrubs with glossy, leathery, toothed leaves, sometimes sticky, and 5-petalled white, pink or red flowers in terminal racemes or panicles in summer and early autumn
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeChalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing
ExposureExposed, Sheltered
UK hardinessH4
Plant details
Plant typeShrubs
HabitBushy, Columnar upright
FoliageEvergreen
Height1.5-2.5 metres
Spread1-1.5 metres
Time to full height5-10 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
CultivationGrow in a sunny spot in fertile, well drained soil. Will not tolerate waterlogging or excess winter wet
PruningPruning group 9, after flowering
PropagationPropagate by softwood cuttings in early summer, semi-ripe cuttings in late summer and hardwood cuttings from late autumn to winter
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to brown scale insect
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to escallonia leaf spot, virus diseases and honey fungus