Printable guide — use your browser's print dialog (Ctrl/⌘ + P) ← Back to plant
PlantSale Plant care guide

Escallonia

Escallonia 'Apple Blossom' · Escalloniaceae

A glossy-leaved evergreen covered in dainty pink-and-white apple-blossom flowers through the warmer months. Wind- and salt-tolerant, it makes an excellent flowering coastal hedge.

At a glance

  • Habit
    Shrub
  • Light
    Full Sun, Part Shade
  • Water
    Low Water
  • Soil
    Well-Drained, Loam, Sandy Soil
  • Climate
    Warm Temperate, Cool Temperate, Mediterranean
  • Frost
    Frost-Hardy
  • Mature size
    2.5 m H × 2 m W
  • Foliage
    Evergreen
  • Flowering
    Spring Flowering, Summer Flowering, Long-Flowering
  • Growth rate
    Fast-Growing
  • Maintenance
    Low Maintenance

    • Good for