Escallonia laevis

A vigorous evergreen shrub about 1.5-1.8m tall, with a stiffly branching habit and small, glossy green leaves with finely toothed edges. Produces short, dense clusters of small, rosy red flowers in late summer
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Size
Ultimate height
1.5–2.5 metresTime to ultimate height
5–10 yearsUltimate spread
1.5–2.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Green | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | Pink Red | Green | ||
Autumn | Green | |||
Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H3Botanical details
- Family
- Escalloniaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy, Spreading branched
- 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
- Name status
Correct
How to grow
Cultivation
In frost-free areas, grow outdoors in a sunny spot in fertile, well drained soil, with shelter from cold winds
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer, semi-ripe cuttings in late summer and hardwood cuttings from late autumn to winter
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Wildlife gardens
- Flower borders and beds
- Hedging and screens
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Pruning group 9, after flowering
Pests
May be susceptible to brown scale insect
Diseases
May be susceptible to escallonia leaf spot and honey fungus
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