About
Correa backhouseana is an evergreen shrub that can reach heights of up to 2 meters. It features small, oval leaves coated with reddish scales on their undersides. The plant produces drooping tubular flowers that are pale yellow-green and measure approximately 2.5 centimeters long.
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
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants
- Native to
- Australia (Tasmania)
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Under glass grow in ericaceous potting compost in full light with shade from hot sun and with good ventilation. Water moderately in summer and keep just moist in winter. Apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly when in growth
- Pruning
- Pruning group 8
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed at 13-18°C in spring or by semi-hardwood cuttings in summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to scale insects
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free