This small shrub has green to grey woody stems that form a dense bushy habit. It has glossy dark green elliptical leaves and the attractive red-pink tube-shaped flowers appear in a nodding cluster from mid spring to early autumn.

Hardiness zones 8 to 10

Escallonia rubra is naturally found in South America growing in Chile on the mountain sides. It prefers a well drained fertile moist sandy soils in a protected semi shaded to sunny position and is frost and drought tolerant.

Escallonia is grown for its bushy habit and flowers. It is planted in small gardens along borders for screening or used as a specimen. It is also grown in pots or tubs and establishes in 2 to 3 years. This shrub is suitable for coastal regions and may be trim to form a hedge. ID 296

Escallonia (es-kaa-LON-ee-a) rubra (RU-bra)

Escalloniaceae (es-kaa-LON-ee-AY-se-ee)