Botanical Name: Escallonia Macrantha Rubra 200mm Pot
Common Name: Crimson Spire
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Current Height (from the top of the pot): 300mm
This shrub is fast-growing and evergreen. It has glossy, leathery foliage and pink/red blossoms that appear in Autumn and Spring. It has many uses and suits a wide range of garden types.
Features:
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- Evergreen shrub
- Fast-growing
- Glossy, leathery foliage
- Pink or red flowers
- Blossoms in autumn and summer
- Fragrant flowers
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Position:
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Full sun to partial shade
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Ideal For:
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- Hedging
- Windbreak
- Screening
- Border
- Garden bed
- Pot plant
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Plant Apart:
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2.5m
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Height at Maturity:
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4m
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Environment Conditions:
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- Soil:
- Sandy, loamy and clay soil
- Prefers well-drained soil
- Climate:
- Thrives in coastal conditions
- Durability:
- Frost resistant
- Tolerates salt winds
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Care:
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- Responds well to pruning
- Pest free
- Disease free
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Design:
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- Informal garden designs
- Mediterranean garden designs
- Coastal garden designs
- Cottage garden designs
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Perfect low growing shrub with dark red flowers early Spring.
Average Height from the top of the Pot: 270mm
When planting, use a slow release fertilizer that will last 12 months.
Don't forget that the most important thing is to water your plants thoroughly when planting. So every day for the first week. Then, every second day for the second week. Every third day for the third week and so on.
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