Escallonia 'Donard Seedling'
escallonia 'Donard Seedling'
A vigorous evergreen shrub about 2.5m in height and spread, with leathery, glossy dark green leaves and saucer-shaped blush-white flowers 1.2cm across, opening in early summer from pink buds
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, °Â±ð±ô±ô–d°ù²¹¾±²Ô±ð»åpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pink | Green | ||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or East–facing or North–facing or °Â±ð²õ³Ù–f²¹³¦¾±²Ô²µ
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H4Botanical details
- Family
- Escalloniaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- 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
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grows best in well-drained soil in a position in full sun with shelter from cold drying winds; ideal for wall training
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer, semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer and hardwood cuttings from late autumn to winter
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Coastal
- Wildlife gardens
- Hedging and screens
- Climber and wall shrubs
- Wall side borders
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Pests
May be susceptible to brown scale
Diseases
May be susceptible to escallonia leaf spot and honey fungus
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