About
Correa alba 'Pinkie' is a compact, evergreen shrub that typically reaches a height of up to 1 meter. It features hairy, rust-colored stems and glossy, dark green foliage. From autumn through spring, this plant produces clusters of muted pink flowers, which start as short tubes before opening into four reflexed petals.
About the genus
Correa consists of evergreen shrubs characterized by their lanceolate to rounded foliage, which is scurfy on the underside. The plants produce either solitary or clustered tubular blossoms featuring four spreading lobes.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Clay, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants, City and courtyard gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Outdoors, grow in fertile, moist but well-drained neutral to acid soil in full sun. Under glass, grow in ericaceous compost in full light with shade from hot sun, and ensure good ventilation. Water moderately and apply a balanced liquid feed monthly during the growing season; water sparingly in winter
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Sow seed at 15°C in spring, take semi-ripe cuttings in summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to scale insects
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free