Pink Princess Escallonia
Escallonia x exoniensis 'Fradesii'
Enjoy nearly year-round rich, rosy-red flower clusters on this upright, compact evergreen shrub. Thrives in coastal conditions. Excellent for screening or hedge, responds well to shearing.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | es-ka-LO-ni-a eks-o-nee-EN-sis |
| Key feature: | Attracts Butterflies |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 5 to 6 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Compact |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Espalier, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Privacy Screen, Seacoast Exposure, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Early spring through fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 3250 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape. Pruning time: spring.
Design Ideas
This reliable shrub is one of the few that offers glossy, fine-textured foliage that is also a rich, emerald green. Perfect as a background, it also reaches good size and density for hedges and screens. With its pretty blossoms, this shrub is also great as an individual specimen or for foundation planting along fences and walls.
Enjoy nearly year-round rich, rosy-red flower clusters on this upright, compact evergreen shrub. Thrives in coastal conditions. Excellent for screening or hedge, responds well to shearing.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape. Pruning time: spring.
Design Ideas
This reliable shrub is one of the few that offers glossy, fine-textured foliage that is also a rich, emerald green. Perfect as a background, it also reaches good size and density for hedges and screens. With its pretty blossoms, this shrub is also great as an individual specimen or for foundation planting along fences and walls.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | es-ka-LO-ni-a eks-o-nee-EN-sis |
| Key feature: | Attracts Butterflies |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 5 to 6 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Compact |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Espalier, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Privacy Screen, Seacoast Exposure, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Early spring through fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 3250 |
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