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Escallonia Golden Carpet ('Alcaura'PBR)
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escallonia [Golden Carpet]

A dwarf, spreading, evergreen shrub, to about 60cm tall, with small, yellow leaves in spring turning lime green in summer. Small, tubular, red flowers are produced for most of the summer

Synonyms
Escallonia 'Alcaura'PBR
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Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metres
Time to ultimate height
5–10 years
Ultimate spread
0.5–1 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Yellow
Summer Red Green Yellow
Autumn Green Yellow
Winter Green Yellow
Position
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade
Aspect

South–facing or West–facing or North–facing or East–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H4
Botanical details
Family
Escalloniaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Bushy
Genus

Escallonia are evergreen shrubs with glossy, leathery, toothed leaves, sometimes sticky, and 5-petalled white, pink or red flowers in terminal racemes or panicles in summer and early autumn

Name status

Trade

How to grow

Cultivation

Grows best in well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade with shelter from cold drying winds

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer, semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer or hardwood cuttings from late autumn to winter

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Wildlife gardens
  • Banks and slopes
  • Flower borders and beds
Pruning

Pruning group 9

Pests

May be susceptible to brown scale

Diseases

May be susceptible to escallonia leaf spot and honey fungus

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