Botanical Name: Escallonia rubra
Common Name: red escallonia
Family: Escalloniaceae
Distribution/Origin: South America
Leaf/Bud: simple, ovate, serrate, evergreen, alternate
Flower/Inflorescence: small bright pink, spring-summer bloom
Fruit/Seed:
Stem/Bark:
Size: height 2.5-4m, spread 2.5-4m
Habit: upright, mounding
Form: mounding
Culture: full sun - partial shade, moist well-drained soil
Landscape Use: bedding, evegreen shrub