About
Correa 'Dusky Bells' is a low-growing, evergreen shrub characterized by its scurfy branches and oval leaves. From autumn through spring, it produces pendant, tubular flowers that are carmine-red and reach up to 2.5 cm in length.
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
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, East-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Spreading branched
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Coastal, Patio and container plants, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow outdoors in moist but well-drained soil in a sheltered position. Grow under glass in lime-free potting compost in full light with good ventilation. Top dress in spring
- Pruning
- Pruning group 8
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to scale insects
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free