Plant InformationEscallonia Apple Blossom is a charming evergreen shrub known for its striking, pink, bell-shaped flowers and lush foliage. This variety features clusters of soft pink flowers with a subtle white centre that bloom profusely from late spring through summer, providing a continuous splash of colour. The plant’s glossy, dark green leaves form a dense, rounded shrub that typically grows to a height and spread of 2.5 metres, making it an excellent choice for hedges, borders, or as a standalone specimen in garden beds.
Escallonia ‘Apple Blossom’ is valued for its beautiful, long-lasting blooms, evergreen foliage, and ability to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies, adding both aesthetic appeal and ecological benefit to the garden.
Escallonia Apple Blossom care
Plant the Escallonia Apple Blossom in full sun, partial shade and moist, well drained soil where this shrub will thrive. Generally disease free and requires minimal pruning which makes it a perfect low maintenance shrub. To prolong flowering prune regularly and prune in late spring to remove any dead or damaged branches which will in turn encourage a healthy bushy shape. To propagate take semi-hardwood cuttings.
