'Old Greengage' Plum Tree Escallonia laevis 'Pink Elle' The edible flowers and leaves

The edible flowers and leaves add a peppery note to salads

Plant as a stand alone ornamental specimen or plant in a row to create a screen along a wall or to line a driveway

making it ideal for pots and containers or for the front of the border

making it ideal for urban gardens

A heritage variety dating back to the Victorian era - it's been loved ever since for its extra large purple fruit with sweet

'Old Greengage' Plum Tree Escallonia laevis 'Pink Elle' The edible flowers and leavesA beautiful old British heritage tree with attractive green fruits and reputedly the best flavour of any plum family variety plums how they used to taste! Victorian fruit expert Robert Hogg describes Old Green Gage as "tender, melting and very juicy, with a rich, sugary and most delicious flavour" and he would know. Introduced from France in the 18th century On the RHS' Plants for Pollinators list for its beautiful white, nectar rich blossom A