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Escallonia angustifolia

Escallonia angustifolia
Photo: SebaArosZ, CC BY 4.0

Escallonia angustifolia is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to the Andes of Peru, Chile and Argentina, growing at high elevations. It is grown in temperate gardens and needs good drainage and a sunny to lightly shaded spot.

Family
Escalloniaceae (Escalloni family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then once the top few centimetres of soil dry out.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil.
Temperature
10–25 °C; tolerates light frost but protect below about -5 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Peru to Argentina (San Juan)
Climate
temperate

About

Escallonia angustifolia is an evergreen shrub or treelet in the Escalloniaceae family, native to Argentina, Chile and southern Peru. It occurs at elevations between 1,500–2,800 metres (4,900–9,200 ft) above sea level.

Other Escallonia plants

Escallonia bifida · Escallonia myrtilloides · Escallonia paniculata · Escallonia pulverulenta · Escallonia resinosa · Redclaws · Redclaws

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Escallonia angustifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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