Escallonia 'Donard Radiance'
escallonia 'Donard Radiance'
A vigorous evergreen shrub of compact growth to about 2.5m in height, with relatively large, glossy, rounded leaves. Flowers rose-red, chalice-shaped, in racemes in early and mid-summer
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Size
Ultimate height
1.5鈥�2.5 metresTime to ultimate height
5鈥�10 yearsUltimate spread
1.5鈥�2.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well鈥揹rained, 奥别濒濒鈥揹谤补颈苍别诲pH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Red | Green | ||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South鈥揻acing or East鈥揻acing or North鈥揻acing or 奥别蝉迟鈥揻补肠颈苍驳
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H4Botanical details
- Family
- Escalloniaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Escallonia are evergreen shrubs with glossy, leathery, toothed leaves, sometimes sticky, and 5-petalled white, pink or red flowers in terminal racemes or panicles in summer and early autumn
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grows best in well-drained soil in a position in full sun with shelter from cold drying winds; ideal for wall training
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer, semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer and hardwood cuttings from late summer to autumn
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Coastal
- Wildlife gardens
- Hedging and screens
- Climber and wall shrubs
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Pests
May be susceptible to brown scale
Diseases
May be susceptible to escallonia leaf spot and honey fungus
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