Escallonia

Escallonia is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Escalloniaceae. They are native to North and South America.[1]

Escallonia
Escallonia virgata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Escalloniales
Family: Escalloniaceae
Genus: Escallonia
Mutis ex L.f.
Species

See text

Taxonomy

Currently valid species in Escallonia are:[2]

  • Escallonia alpina
  • Escallonia angustifolia
  • Escallonia bifida
  • Escallonia callcottiae
  • Escallonia chlorophylla
  • Escallonia cordobensis
  • Escallonia discolor
  • Escallonia farinacea
  • Escallonia florida
  • Escallonia gayana
  • Escallonia herrerae
  • Escallonia hispida
  • Escallonia hypoglauca
  • Escallonia illinita
  • Escallonia laevis
  • Escallonia ledifolia
  • Escallonia leucantha
  • Escallonia megapotamica
  • Escallonia micrantha
  • Escallonia millegrana
  • Escallonia myrtilloides
  • Escallonia myrtoidea
  • Escallonia obtusissima
  • Escallonia paniculata
  • Escallonia pendula
  • Escallonia petrophila
  • Escallonia piurensis
  • Escallonia polifolia
  • Escallonia pulverulenta
  • Escallonia resinosa
  • Escallonia reticulata
  • Escallonia revoluta
  • Escallonia rosea
  • Escallonia rubra
  • Escallonia salicifolia
  • Escallonia schreiteri
  • Escallonia serrata
  • Escallonia tucumanensis
  • Escallonia virgata

Cultivation

Widely cultivated and commonly used as hedging plants, especially in coastal areas, escallonias grow about 30 cm (12 in) per year, reaching 1.5–3 m (5–10 ft) in height, with arching branches of small, oval, glossy green leaves. Flowering from June to October (in the Northern Hemisphere), they have masses of small pink, white or crimson flowers, sometimes with a honey fragrance. They are best grown in full sun with some shelter. Some varieties are not fully hardy in all areas.[3] Numerous cultivars and hybrids have been developed, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:[4]

  • 'Apple Blossom'[5] (pink)
  • 'Donard Radiance'[6] (rose red)
  • 'Iveyi'[7] (white)
  • ' Langleyensis'[8] (rose pink)
  • 'Peach Blossom'[9] (pink)
  • 'Pride of Donard'[10] (rose red)
  • Escallonia bifida[11] (white)
  • Escallonia rubra 'Crimson Spire'[12] (crimson)

References
  1. The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Plants, Ed. Christopher Brickell, Dorling Kindersly, London, 1996. ISBN 0751304360. p.419
  2. "Escallonia — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  4. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 37. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  5. "RHS Plant Selector - Escallonia 'Apple Blossom'". Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. "RHS Plant Selector - Escallonia 'Donard Radiance'". Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  7. "RHS Plant Selector - Escallonia 'Iveyi'". Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  8. "Escallonia 'Langleyensis'". RHS. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  9. "RHS Plant Selector - Escallonia 'Peach Blossom'". Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  10. "RHS Plant Selector - Escallonia 'Pride of Donard'". Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  11. "Escallonia bifida". RHS. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  12. "Escallonia rubra 'Crimson Spire'". RHS. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

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