| Description | Escallonia rubra
Stunning yet difficult to find, Escallonia macrantha is also known as Red flowering Escallonia, a popular shrub to have in the garden due to its vibrant colours and unique appearance. It produces masses of stunning dark pink or red flowers that are bell shaped and stand proudly against glossy, dark green leaves. Mature growth: 1-3m tall
6"/14cm pot | Malus purpurea
The Purple Crab Apple makes a handsome small tree, quite round topped in maturity. With beautiful flowers which are a deep, red-purple colour creating an effect that looks almost unbelievably rich.
A great specimen tree, in Autumn the Purple Crab Apple has dark purple fruit and leaves which turn shades of yellow and red.
13" pot size. | Buxus microphylla
Korean Box is a fantastic compact shrub with long but finer leaves than most buxus. It's foliage is a bright green long oval shape with gloss. It is one of the lowest growing buxus and so is ideal for box hedging, however it can tend to turn yellow in full sun, so it will prefer a part shade/filtered light position.
Korean box is one of the slower growing varieties and is great in pots or as topiary's. This plant has a moderate growth rate that grows to approximately 50-60cm in height. Plant every 20cm - 5 per meter for an optimum hedge. | Corymbia ficifolia
'Mini Red'
Grafted onto dwarfing rootstock, this small growing tree has all the attributes of a full sized Corymbia ficifolia in a smaller sized tree. Bird attracting bright red flowers from December to March, and the grafting guarantees flower colour. Foliage has a weeping habit with a canopy covered with flowers. Nectar eating birds find this irresistable. Hardy in all well drained soil types protect from frost while young. Drought hardy once established.
Grows 2-3m high x 2m wide. |
| Additional information | |
| botanical name |
Malus ioensis ?Purpurea?
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| height x width |
5m x 3m
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| features |
Bronze-coppery green flowers with single showy red flowers with a hint of pink and strong golden stamens from mid to late spring
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| conditions |
Full sun in well drained soil
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| landscape use |
Specimen, group planting, floral arrangements, general landscaping
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| Botanical Name |
Buxus microphylla microphylla
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| Mature Height |
60cm
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| Mature Width |
40cm
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| Sunshine |
Full Shade, Part Shade
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| Uses |
Topiary, pots, box hedging, mazes
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| Planting Distance |
5 per metre for low border, 3 or 4 per metre for taller hedge
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