Botanical Name: Common Names:
Escallonia langleyensis Red Knight TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Rounded
Description:
A compact, free flowering shrub with glossy green leaves and deep cerise coloured flowers from spring to autumn. This plant is excellent for hedging and looks fantastic in a decorative pot. Great for general garden landscaping. Grows approx 1.5m x 1.5m
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prefers well drained soil in a sunny or partly shaded position. Prune after flowering fertilise with a long term slow release fertiliser. Images and information courtesy of Touch of Class Plants.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Escalloniaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink, Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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