Escallonia Macrantha
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 5:58 pm
Just got back from a holiday in South Wales. The cottage we stayed in had a large shrub growing at the shaded end. It was an absolute magnet for bees and Painted Ladies, even though it was in shade nearly all day. It was covered in moths in the evening. There must have been forty or more bees on it at any one time. Painted Ladies were queuing up to feed on it and warming up on the sunny slate roof of the cottage in between feeding in the shade.
I brought four cuttings home and looked it up and it's called Escallonia Macrantha, if the cuttings take I will definitely give it a try it in my garden.
Cheers, Harry
I brought four cuttings home and looked it up and it's called Escallonia Macrantha, if the cuttings take I will definitely give it a try it in my garden.
Cheers, Harry