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'Pink Princess' Escallonia: Not Cold-Hardy North of South Georgia

If your fall-planted 'Pink Princess' escallonia turned brown after January, freezing temperatures are the culprit. This beautiful flowering shrub is only winter-hardy where oleander thrives—south Georgia and Florida. In cooler regions, it's best treated as a container plant or seasonal annual.

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