Biology:Escallonia
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| Escallonia virgata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Escalloniales |
| Family: | Escalloniaceae |
| Genus: | Escallonia Mutis ex L.f. |
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Escallonia is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Escalloniaceae. They are native to North and South America.[1]
Taxonomy
Currently valid species in Escallonia are:[2]
- Escallonia alpina
- Escallonia angustifolia
- Escallonia bifida
- Escallonia callcottiae
- Escallonia chlorophylla
- Escallonia cordobensis
- Escallonia discolor
- Escallonia farinacea
- Escallonia florida
- Escallonia gayana
- Escallonia herrerae
- Escallonia hispida
- Escallonia hypoglauca
- Escallonia illinita
- Escallonia laevis
- Escallonia ledifolia
- Escallonia leucantha
- Escallonia megapotamica
- Escallonia micrantha
- Escallonia millegrana
- Escallonia myrtilloides
- Escallonia myrtoidea
- Escallonia obtusissima
- Escallonia paniculata
- Escallonia pendula
- Escallonia petrophila
- Escallonia piurensis
- Escallonia polifolia
- Escallonia pulverulenta
- Escallonia resinosa
- Escallonia reticulata
- Escallonia revoluta
- Escallonia rosea
- Escallonia rubra
- Escallonia salicifolia
- Escallonia schreiteri
- Escallonia serrata
- Escallonia tucumanensis
- Escallonia virgata
Cultivation
Widely cultivated and commonly used as hedging plants, especially in coastal areas, escallonias grow about 30 cm (12 in) per year, reaching 1.5–3 m (5–10 ft) in height, with arching branches of small, oval, glossy green leaves. Flowering from June to October (in the Northern Hemisphere), they have masses of small pink, white or crimson flowers, sometimes with a honey fragrance. They are best grown in full sun with some shelter. Some varieties are not fully hardy in all areas.[3] Numerous cultivars and hybrids have been developed, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:[4]
- 'Apple Blossom'[5] (pink)
- 'Donard Radiance'[6] (rose red)
- 'Iveyi'[7] (white)
- ' Langleyensis'[8] (rose pink)
- 'Peach Blossom'[9] (pink)
- 'Pride of Donard'[10] (rose red)
- Escallonia bifida[11] (white)
- Escallonia rubra 'Crimson Spire'[12] (crimson)
Gallery
Escallonia macrantha
Escallonia revoluta
An Escallonia cultivar as a roadside planting
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References
- ↑ The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Plants, Ed. Christopher Brickell, Dorling Kindersly, London, 1996. ISBN:0751304360. p.419
- ↑ "Escallonia — The Plant List" (in en). http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Escalloniaceae/Escallonia/.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 37. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Escallonia 'Apple Blossom'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/96211/Escallonia-Apple-Blossom/Details.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Escallonia 'Donard Radiance'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/89828/Escallonia-Donard-Radiance/Details.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Escallonia 'Iveyi'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/89707/Escallonia-Iveyi/Details.
- ↑ "Escallonia 'Langleyensis'". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/95579/Escallonia-Langleyensis/Details.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Escallonia 'Peach Blossom'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/91898/Escallonia-Peach-Blossom/Details.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Escallonia 'Pride of Donard'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/94674/Escallonia-Pride-of-Donard/Details.
- ↑ "Escallonia bifida". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/44649/Escallonia-bifida/Details.
- ↑ "Escallonia rubra 'Crimson Spire'". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/55322/Escallonia-rubra-Crimson-Spire/Details.
Wikidata ☰ Q311780 entry
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