Escallonia Apple Blossom | 2L Pot

Ideal as a flowering, informal hedge. Position: full sun Soil: fertile, well-drained soil Rate of growth: average Flowering period: June to September Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection in cold areas) Masses of apple-blossom pink, tubular flowers from June to September among small, glossy, dark green leaves. This compact, bushy, evergreen shrub (although it can drop some leaves in cold weather), looks lovely towards the back of a sunny shrub border as a foil for flowering perennials, or for growing as an informal flowering hedge. It is particularly good as a windbreak in coastal areas. Garden care: Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering. In mid or late spring lightly cut back any shoots that spoil the symmetry of the plant. After pruning apply a generous 5-7 cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure around the base of the plant.