Escallonia Hybride Iveyi

They also attract butterflies and bees.

Escallonia hybride iveyi. The cultivar originated as a natural hybrid seedling discovered in the garden of caerhays castle in cornwall. Prune escallonia after flowering and again in autumn. One of the better known varieties of this large genus of plants with a number of species and cultivars being offered by wholesale growers. Excellent for the background border.

Small deep green glossy leaves often turn bronze in cold weather. A great choice for foundation plantings or hedges. Fast growing shiny leaved shrub with white flowers in summer to autumn. The dark green shiny leaves remain handsome all year and the red pink flowers provide an attractive display in summer.

Widely used as hedging plants escallonia iveyi is a hybrid e. This is a dwarf shrub that stays naturally smaller in size than most other escallonia. When this plant is grown in mild climates the flowers may bloom nearly all year. Escallonias can be cut back into old wood and will regenerate.

X hybrid apple blossom has clusters of pale pink flowers in summer and shiny green foliage making this a most attractive shrub. Iveyi with its dark glossy green foliage it is a hybrid with panicles of white terminal flowers will reach around 2m in height is one of the more popular. Escallonia iveyi escallonia iveyi a drought tolerant hedging plant. Montevidensis and e.

Thurston believed it to be a hybrid of e. The cultivar was named for the caerhays estate s gardener david ivey by edgar thurston in his book british foreign trees and shrubs in cornwall. Bifida donard star is an upright growing compact shrub with clusters of reddishpink flowers in summer.