Escallonia
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| Escallonia virgata | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | (unplaced) |
| Family: | Escalloniaceae |
| Genus: | Escallonia Mutis ex L.f. |
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Escallonia is a genus of flowering plants of the Escalloniaceae 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.
[edit] 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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