Escallonia Lades PP 23984 Insect Attracting Plants pumila with Lycoris sprengeri that

pumila with Lycoris sprengeri that we obtained un-named from China via plantsman Jim Waddick in 2000

An interesting name

) to grow in a container and overwinter in a frost-free location where it is not winter-hardy

just above the foliage

Escallonia Lades PP 23984 Insect Attracting Plants pumila with Lycoris sprengeri thatEscallonia 'Lades' is the latest breeding effort to create more winter hardy, disease resistant escallonias. Escallonias, which are mostly evergreen shrubs that hail from Central and South American typically fail to thrive in our climate, so we were excited of hear of this new selection by nurseryman Ludovic Ladan of France. This new selection has already been awarded the prestigous RHS Award of Garden Merit. It's still pretty new, but we're promised