Plant InformationEscallonia Crimson Spire is a striking evergreen shrub renowned for its vibrant red flowers and elegant, columnar growth habit. This variety features clusters of bright crimson flowers that bloom profusely from late spring through summer, adding a bold splash of colour to garden landscapes. The shrub’s foliage consists of glossy, dark green leaves that form a dense, upright structure, typically growing to a height and spread of 2.5 metres. This makes it an excellent choice for creating vertical interest in garden beds, as a hedge, or as a specimen plant.
Escallonia ‘Crimson Spire’ is valued for its dramatic flower colour, evergreen foliage, and ability to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies, providing both beauty and ecological benefit to the garden.
Escallonia Crimson Spire care
Plant the Escallonia Crimson Spire 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.
