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    ESCALLONIA
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    ESCALLONIA

    Easily-grown, adaptable jack-of-all-trades for a garden sheltered from cold winds. Loves to be beside the seaside.

    Genus of about 50-60 species of mostly evergreen shrubs, or more rarely, small trees found in woodland and scrub, and often on mountains in South America.

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    • Good to know
      Good for shrub borders, against walls and for hedges, screens or windbreaks. Foliage scents the air after rain. Wildlife plant - bees, butterflies, moths.
    • Place of origin
      South America
    • Evergreen
    • Hedge
      Ideal for hedging
    • Tall Shrub
    • Bee friendly
    • Rabbit Resistant
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    Varieties
    ESCALLONIA 'Apple Blossom'
    Delicate pale pink with neat foliage
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £13.50
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    Available Early Spring 2025
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    ESCALLONIA 'Iveyi'
    The most handsome member of this family, originally raised at Caerhays Castle, with very glossy foliage and waxy white flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50
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    Available again from APRIL 2025
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    ESCALLONIA 'Peach Blossom'
    Similar to 'Apple Blossom' but with clear peach pink flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £13.50
    ESCALLONIA 'Red Dream'
    Chilean Gum Box
    Bright red, compact.
     
    2 Litre
    £13.50
    ESCALLONIA resinosa
    Sticky leaves which smell strongly especially during warm weather. Large white flowers in JULY. A real rarity for the plantsman. Curry like aroma after rain
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £13.50
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    Unavailable
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    ESCALLONIA tucumanensis
    Red-tinted new growth and white flowers in summer.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    ESCALLONIA rubra var. macrantha
    Pink flowers, with tough foliage, good in coastal exposure
     
    Pot grown
    £12.50
    ESCALLONIA rubra var. macrantha 'Crimson Spire'
    Red flowers, upright growth
     
    Pot grown
    £12.50

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
    This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries. It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
    200g sachet
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Wildflower Mini Meadow
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
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