Pink Escallonia - Escallonia Rubra Macrantha
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Description
This is a fast-growing evergreen shrub with shiny green leaves. It produces sweetly scented bright rose-red bell-shaped flowers through the summer months. It's ideal for coastal locations as it tolerates salt winds and loves the mild climate.
An excellent specimen shrub, and good in a shrub border. Escallonia is also well suited to hedging.
Common Name: Pink Escallonia Botanical Name: Escallonia macrantha Rosea Plant size: Approx 8 - 10cm Pot size: 50mm pot. Max growth: Approx 3m high and 3.5m wide. Maintenance: Best trimmed in late summer after flowering. The Macrantha will cope with coastal conditions and is frost tolerant. Planting: Plant 2 per metre in a single row for a great hedgeRequires well-drained soil
Attributes
Climate Zone
- Arid
- Cool
- Subtropical
- Temperate
- Tropical
Flowers
- Long lasting
Garden Style
- Cottage Garden
Growth Rate
- Fast
Hedging
- Border Hedge
- Low Hedge
Plant Spacing
- 30 - 50cm
Plant Type
- Evergreen
- Foliage Plants
- Small Shrubs
Position
- Coastal
- Full Sun
- Semi Shade
Uses
- Container Plants
- Edge planting
- Retaining walls
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