Escallonia revoluta
Family - Escalloniaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Chile
Year of Introduction - 1887
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H4
Height - 2.5m or more
Width - 1.5m
Location - The Cool Garden
Description: A medium to large-sized Evergreen Shrub with an upright, bushy habit. Grey-green to dark green leaves are obovate to oval in shape and curl under along the margins. Prolific, small, creamy-white flowers are tubular in shape. Each petal curls under along its length. The Blooms are held in dense, conical panicles and are produced from late summer into early autumn. The flowers are scented and very attractive to pollinating insects.
Flower:
Many small, tubular flowers are creamy white and have petals that curl under along their length. The blooms are held in dense, conical panicles and are produced in August and September. The flowers open from the base of the panicle upwards.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Tubular flowers in panicles
Flowering time: August, September
Foliage:
Grey-green to dark green leaves are obovate to oval in shape and have serrate margins. The leaves curl under along the length of their margins. The leaves are held in whorls along the branches.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Obovate to oval
Propagation:
Cuttings, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in a sheltered, warm position in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.