Escallonia 'Red Dream'
Escallonia 'Red Dream'
Escallonia is an attractive evergreen shrub which is easy to grow. It sports glossy leaves and produces many attractive flowers in late spring and early summer which are usually pink, red or white. It makes a great specimen shrub, but also makes a great hedge and is often used for hedging in coastal gardens where it is very suitable for growing. 'Red Dream' has glossy dark green leaves and established plants have masses of pretty, pinkish-red, tubular flowers from mid to late summer.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Escallonia 'Red Dream'
Latin name
Escallonia 'Red Dream'
type
Evergreen Shrub
family
Escalloniaceae
ph
6.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.00 M
0.60 M
Escallonia 'Red Dream'
Escallonia is an attractive evergreen shrub which is easy to grow. It sports glossy leaves and produces many attractive flowers in late spring and early summer which are usually pink, red or white. It makes a great specimen shrub, but also makes a great hedge and is often used for hedging in coastal gardens where it is very suitable for growing. 'Red Dream' has glossy dark green leaves and established plants have masses of pretty, pinkish-red, tubular flowers from mid to late summer.
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Mid Autumn
Escallonia flowers appear in terminal clusters in Summer and early autumn
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant escallonia in a sunny, wind-sheltered position in well-draining soil.
annagraham
JPGarden
tatiemorris