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Escallonia myrtilloides is an evergreen shrub or small tree from high Andean wet forests and paramos, growing 2 to 6 metres tall with a distinctive pagoda-like crown. Its main requirements are cool, moist conditions and good drainage, so it suits cool-climate gardens rather than hot ones.
Escallonia myrtilloides is an evergreen shrub or tree in the Escalloniaceae family, native to open montane wet forests and paramos from Costa Rica to Bolivia. It occurs at elevations between 1,900 and 4,200 metres (6,200 and 13,800 feet).
The species is found in high Andean wet forests, open areas and paramos, and is often dominant on rocky slopes.
Escallonia myrtilloides furnishes a reddish wood, with resistance to tension and shocks and easy drying. Because of this, it is useful for fences and woodcrafts.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Escallonia myrtilloides 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.
