Botanical Name: Common Names:
Escallonia rubra Macrantha Redclaws,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like
Description:
Glossy green dense foliaged upright shrub. Multi-branched with sweetly fragrant red flowers during Spring and Summer. Great used as a medium hedge, or left in it's natural form. Useful in coastal gardens. Tolerates salty winds. Grows to approx. 3.5m tall x 3m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Tropical Garden, Wind Break
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Saxifragaceae SouthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink, Red
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: High
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