Species
Escallonia rubra (Redclaws)
Escallonia rubra. Photo: (c) Diego Alarcón, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Escallonia rubra, called redclaws and red escallonia, is a species in the family Escalloniaceae which is native to southern Chile and neighboring areas of Argentina. Cultivated as a garden and hedging plant, it has become naturalized in western Europe, Oregon in the United States, and New Zealand, and is considered invasive in places. It is grown in many other areas, such as Australia. Its cultivar ‘Crimson Spire’ has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden…
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