Escallonia Exoniensis Frades

Dark pink flowers bloom throughout the year.

Escallonia exoniensis frades. Escallonia fradesii escallonia x exoniensis pink princess escallonia pink princess escallonia x exoniensis frades genus. A great choice for screening that can also be pruned into a hedge. The red stems hold glossy serrated one inch long leaves. Escallonia x exoniensis fradesii other names. Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens along with seeds and plants. This shrub is very tough and versatile. Variety or cultivar fradesii fradesii is a compact upright evergreen shrub with glossy ovate toothed aromatic dark olive green leaves.

Escallonia escallonia x exoniensis frades welcome to the famous dave s garden website. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone. Frades is more compact with a prolific show of pure pink to rose flowers. This cross between escallonia rubra and another chilean species is a strong erect grower to 1220 feet tall and nearly as wide. Escallonia x exoniensis fradesii sku 3250 enjoy nearly year round rosy red flower clusters on this upright compact evergreen shrub. It is tolerant of seaside conditions and is deer resistant. Escallonia fradesii frades escallonia pink escallonia this evergreen shrub has fine dense foliage and delicate rosy pink flower clusters that bloom nearly year round.

Escallonia x exoniensis frades pink escallonia this is a compact growing evergreen shrub that reaches 6 feet tall. Escallonia x exoniensis fradesii will do quite well. Escallonia species are native to south america and they and their hybrids are hardy to zone 8 that s our zone so that means if a severe. Dark pink flowers bloom throughout the year. This shrub is very tough and versatile. Since escallonias are native to south america it was my initial guess this variety was first cultivated in a monastery so became known as the brothers escallonia. It is tolerant of seaside conditions and is deer resistant.

Finely textured glossy deep green foliage emits a sweet fragrance in warm weather. Leaves are deep green above lighter beneath. The cultivar shown here is named fradesii meaning of the brothers often shortened to frades brothers this made me suppose it was named for brother plant breeders. This is a relatively low maintenance shrub and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. The red stems hold glossy serrated one inch long leaves. Loose clusters of white or pale pink flowers appear at the branch tips.