Escallonia x exoniensis

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 6'-20'
W: 6'-12'

planting zones

7a-11

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Escallonia x exoniensis plant details

Escallonia x exoniensis is a fast-growing broadleaf evergreen shrub with red foliage. In spring pink and salmon flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Grows well with sun and regular water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in summer. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Escallonia x exoniensis

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: escalloniaceae
Foliage: evergreen red
Mature size: 6 FT - 12 FT - wide, 6 FT - 20 FT - tall
Flowers: pink and salmon blooms in spring
Uses: fragrant, hedge, hell strip, long-blooming, mass-planting, repeat-blooming, vanilla-scented

GROWING CONDITIONS for Escallonia x exoniensis

USDA Zones: 7a - 11
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular

Soil needs: well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A vigorous classic, evergreen shrub for the landscape 12' x 10'. Cheery, long lasting flowers accented by glossy, oval, toothed leaves.

By: Greer Gardens Inc.

Old-fashioned and one of the most useful of the Escallonias, this dense, rounded-leaved shrub, to 6-8 ft, is great for hedging, mass planting, or backgrounds. And yes, parking strips. The flowers, often beginning early spring and repeating throughout the season, are pale salmon-pink contrasting nicely with the red tinted foliage. In summer weather the entire shrub carries the vanilla infused fragrance of pine in warm afternoons. Though somewhat drought tolerant, they prefer regular, deep watering in dry summer places. Frost hardy to USDA zone 7 with reports from sheltered zone 6.