Generated on December 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
{
"scientific_name": "Escallonia laevis Pink Elle ('Lades'PBR)",
"common_names": [
"escallonia [Pink Elle]"
],
"family": "Escalloniaceae",
"height_cm": "100-150",
"spread_cm": "100-150",
"hardiness_zone": "H3",
"sun_exposure": "Full sun, Partial shade",
"soil_type": "Chalk, Clay, Sand",
"moisture": "Moist but well-drained, Well-drained",
"soil_ph": "Acid, Alkaline, Neutral",
"foliage_type": "Evergreen",
"aspect": "South-facing, East-facing, West-facing",
"seasonal_interest": "Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter",
"habit": "Bushy",
"plant_type": "Shrub",
"time_to_maturity": "5-10 years",
"suggested_uses": [
"City\/Courtyard",
"Cottage\/Informal",
"Beds and borders",
"Underplanting"
],
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"City and courtyard gardens",
"Low maintenance garden",
"Hedging and screens"
],
"fragrant": "No",
"pollinator_friendly": "Yes",
"low_maintenance": "No",
"drought_tolerant": "No",
"seasonal_colours": {
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"months": [
"Mar",
"Apr",
"May"
],
"Foliage": [
"Green"
]
},
"Summer": {
"months": [
"Jun",
"Jul",
"Aug"
],
"Foliage": [
"Green"
],
"Flower": [
"Pink"
]
},
"Autumn": {
"months": [
"Sep",
"Oct",
"Nov"
],
"Foliage": [
"Green"
],
"Flower": [
"Pink"
]
},
"Winter": {
"months": [
"Dec",
"Jan",
"Feb"
],
"Foliage": [
"Green"
]
}
},
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"Jun",
"Jul",
"Aug",
"Sep",
"Oct",
"Nov"
],
"flower_colour": [
"Pink"
],
"cultivation": "Grows best in well-drained soil in full sun with shelter from cold winds",
"pruning": "Pruning group 9",
"propagation": "Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer, semi-ripe cuttings in late summer and hardwood cuttings late autumn to winter",
"pests": "May be susceptible to scale insects",
"diseases": "May be susceptible to escallonia leaf spot and honey fungus",
"description": "A bushy evergreen shrub with large heads of mid-pink flowers from summer and again, less prolifically, in autumn",
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