escallonia

/ (ˌɛskəˈləʊnɪə) /

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

Word Origin for escallonia

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

The Escallonia, that grows up the house, will hang its red flowers in front of the library windows for a fortnight still to come.

A Year in a Lancashire Garden |Henry Arthur Bright
It's likely that both are errors for escallonia, but they are preserved as printed.

In the Roar of the Sea |Sabine Baring-Gould
Escallonia, a genus of saxifragaceous shrubs and trees, natives chiefly of the Andes.

The New Gresham Encyclopedia |Various
The flowers are sheltered from the boisterous winds where necessary by high hedges of euonymus, veronica, and escallonia.

The Isles of Scilly |Jessie Mothersole

This is usually the case with Ilex, Escallonia, and Cydonia.

Wood and Garden |Gertrude Jekyll