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Escallonia Iveyi is a vigorous evergreen shrub with glossy, fragrant leaves and plentiful white, bell-shaped flowers. It is a great hedging plant, but we really love it as a large ornamental bush, when its numerous clusters of little white flowers can really show off.
Good for hedges up to about 3 metres high.
Browse our coastal hedging or our full range of hedging plants.
Escallonia are only delivered pot-grown, year round. We may delay delivery in mid-winter if the weather is too cold.
All our hedge plants are measured by their height in centimetres above the ground (the roots & pots aren't measured).
Growing Escallonia Iveyi:
It needs plenty of sun and a well-drained site is essential. It will grow on most soils and thrives on clay in dry, raised areas that shed water.
It is great for the coast, but you should improve the soil if your site is very sandy.
Escallonia is quite hardy, but it is not suitable for inland frost pockets. If you live in the North or Scotland, it is best to plant it in a South facing, sheltered location.
Plant Escallonia hedging at 2 plants per metre, 50cms apart.
It is spelt Escallonia Iveyii in some books. It is a hybrid of Escallonia bifida and Escallonia exoniensis that was found in Caerhays Castle, Cornwall and named after a gardener, David Ivey.
It has won an RHS Award of Garden Merit and an Award of Merit for its cut flowers.