escallonia

British  

/ ˌɛskəˈləʊnɪə /

noun

1. any evergreen shrub of the South American saxifragaceous genus Escallonia, with white or red flowers: cultivated for ornament

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Etymology

Origin of escallonia

C19: from Escallon, 18th-century Spanish traveller who discovered it

Example Sentences

Among the low-growing shrubs which stand sea-exposure well are mentioned the sea-buckthorn, the snow-berry, the evergreen barberry, and the German tamarisk; to which should be added the euonymus and the escallonia.

From Garden-Craft Old and New by Sedding, John D.

The pink-flowered escallonia is found under the columns near the Pool.

From Palaces and Courts of the Exposition by James, Juliet Helena Lumbard

Behind them, again, was the grey-green garden, and among the pear-shaped leaves of the escallonia fishing-boats seemed caught and suspended.

From Jacob's Room by Woolf, Virginia