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Escallonia is a genus of
flowering plantThe flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s of the
EscalloniaceaeThe Escalloniaceae is a family of flowering plants comprising about 130 species in seven genera. In the APG II system it is one of eight families in the euasterids II clade that are unplaced as to order...
family.
Commonly used as a hedging plant, it grows about 1 ft per year, and reaches between 4-8 ft in height. It is happy in coastal areas, but not very tolerant of dry winds.
Escallonia flowers from June to October. It has masses of rosy crimson flowers, with a honey fragrance, and grows to be 5-10 ft.
Species
- Escallonia angustifolia var. coquimbensis
- Escallonia exoniensis
- Escallonia floribunda
- Escallonia glutinosa
- Escallonia herrerae
- Escallonia illinita
- Escallonia langleyensis
- Escallonia leucantha
- Escallonia macrantha
- Escallonia myrtilloides
- Escallonia myrtoidea
- Escallonia organensis
- Escallonia poasana
- Escallonia pterocladon
- Escallonia pulverulenta
- Escallonia punctata
- Escallonia resinosa
- Escallonia revoluta
- Escallonia rubra
- Escallonia virgata
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