''Escallonia'' is a
genus
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of
shrub
A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...
s and
tree
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s in the family
Escalloniaceae
Escalloniaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of about 130 species in eight genera. In the APG II system it is one of eight families in the euasterids II clade (campanulids) that are unplaced as to order. More recent research has pro ...
. They are
native
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to
North
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and
South America
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.
Taxonomy
Currently valid species in ''Escallonia'' are:
* ''
Escallonia alpina''
* ''
Escallonia angustifolia''
* ''
Escallonia bifida''
* ''
Escallonia callcottiae''
* ''
Escallonia chlorophylla''
* ''
Escallonia cordobensis''
* ''
Escallonia discolor''
* ''
Escallonia farinacea
''Escallonia'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Escalloniaceae. They are native to North and South America.
Taxonomy
Currently valid species in ''Escallonia'' are:
* '' Escallonia alpina''
* '' Escallonia angustifolia''
* '' Escall ...
''
* ''
Escallonia florida''
* ''
Escallonia gayana''
* ''
Escallonia herrerae
''Escallonia'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Escalloniaceae. They are native to North and South America.
Taxonomy
Currently valid species in ''Escallonia'' are:
* '' Escallonia alpina''
* '' Escallonia angustifolia''
* '' Escall ...
''
* ''
Escallonia hispida
''Escallonia'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Escalloniaceae. They are native to North and South America.
Taxonomy
Currently valid species in ''Escallonia'' are:
* '' Escallonia alpina''
* '' Escallonia angustifolia''
* '' Escall ...
''
* ''
Escallonia hypoglauca
''Escallonia'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Escalloniaceae. They are native to North and South America.
Taxonomy
Currently valid species in ''Escallonia'' are:
* '' Escallonia alpina''
* '' Escallonia angustifolia''
* '' Escall ...
''
* ''
Escallonia illinita
''Escallonia'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Escalloniaceae. They are native to North and South America.
Taxonomy
Currently valid species in ''Escallonia'' are:
* '' Escallonia alpina''
* '' Escallonia angustifolia''
* '' Escall ...
''
* ''
Escallonia laevis
''Escallonia'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Escalloniaceae. They are native to North and South America.
Taxonomy
Currently valid species in ''Escallonia'' are:
* '' Escallonia alpina''
* '' Escallonia angustifolia''
* '' Escall ...
''
* ''
Escallonia ledifolia
''Escallonia'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Escalloniaceae. They are native to North and South America.
Taxonomy
Currently valid species in ''Escallonia'' are:
* '' Escallonia alpina''
* '' Escallonia angustifolia''
* '' Escall ...
''
* ''
Escallonia leucantha
''Escallonia'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Escalloniaceae. They are native to North and South America.
Taxonomy
Currently valid species in ''Escallonia'' are:
* '' Escallonia alpina''
* '' Escallonia angustifolia''
* '' Escall ...
''
* ''
Escallonia megapotamica
''Escallonia'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Escalloniaceae. They are native to North and South America.
Taxonomy
Currently valid species in ''Escallonia'' are:
* '' Escallonia alpina''
* '' Escallonia angustifolia''
* '' Escall ...
''
* ''
Escallonia micrantha
''Escallonia'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Escalloniaceae. They are native to North and South America.
Taxonomy
Currently valid species in ''Escallonia'' are:
* '' Escallonia alpina''
* '' Escallonia angustifolia''
* '' Escall ...
''
* ''
Escallonia millegrana
''Escallonia'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Escalloniaceae. They are native to North and South America.
Taxonomy
Currently valid species in ''Escallonia'' are:
* '' Escallonia alpina''
* '' Escallonia angustifolia''
* '' Escall ...
''
* ''
Escallonia myrtilloides
''Escallonia myrtilloides'' is an evergreen shrub or tree in the Escalloniaceae family, native to open montane wet forests and paramos from Costa Rica to Bolivia. It occurs at elevations between .
Description
Trees or shrubs from high, with irr ...
''
* ''
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 rubra'', called redclaws and red escallonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family ''Escalloniaceae''. It is native to southern Chile and neighboring areas of Argentina.
Description
''Escallonia rubra'' is a spreading shru ...
''
* ''
Escallonia salicifolia''
* ''
Escallonia schreiteri''
* ''
Escallonia serrata''
* ''
Escallonia tucumanensis''
* ''
Escallonia virgata
''Escallonia'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Escalloniaceae. They are Native plant, native to North America, North and South America.
Taxonomy
Currently valid species in ''Escallonia'' are:
* ''Escallonia alpina''
* ''Escallonia ...
''
Cultivation
Widely cultivated and commonly used as hedging plants, especially in coastal areas, Escallonias grow about per year, reaching 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
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in all areas. Numerous cultivars and hybrids have been developed, of which the following have gained the
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity.
The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr ...
's
Award of Garden Merit
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It includes the full range of cultivated p ...
:
*'Apple Blossom' (pink)
*'Donard Radiance' (rose red)
*
'Iveyi' (white)
*' Langleyensis' (rose pink)
*'Peach Blossom' (pink)
*'Pride of Donard' (rose red)
*''Escallonia bifida'' (white)
*''Escallonia rubra'' 'Crimson Spire'
(crimson)
Gallery
File:Escallonia macrantha.jpg, '' Escallonia macrantha''
File:Escallonia myrtilloides.jpg, ''Escallonia myrtilloides
''Escallonia myrtilloides'' is an evergreen shrub or tree in the Escalloniaceae family, native to open montane wet forests and paramos from Costa Rica to Bolivia. It occurs at elevations between .
Description
Trees or shrubs from high, with irr ...
''
File:Escallonia revoluta (Ruiz et Pav.) Pers. by Pato Novoa - 004.jpg, '' Escallonia revoluta''
Image:CuldesacEscallonia.JPG, An ''Escallonia'' cultivar as a roadside planting
References
Escallonia
Asterid genera
Shrubs
Garden plants of South America
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