Escallonia ' Apple Blossom' produces a profusion of gently-scented pink flowers all summer, & is very attractive to bees. The small & glossy leaves of this wonderfully versatile shrub, which has an RHS AGM, remain on the plant all winter, providing structure & colour in even the bleakest weather. Escallonia ' Apple Blossom' is robust & easy to grow, a fantastic shrub for low-maintenance gardens. It thrives in coastal situations & even in difficult clay soils, & makes a superb evergreen hedge. Height & spread: 2m (6.5?).