About
Correa 'Mannii' is a tender evergreen shrub that can reach heights of up to 2.5 meters. It features dark green, oval-shaped leaves with white undersides. From autumn through spring, it produces elongated, bell-shaped flowers measuring approximately 2.5 centimeters in length, displaying a scarlet hue on the exterior and rose-pink interior.
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, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 2.5-4 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants, Sub-tropical
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a free-draining, lime-free medium that is rich in organic matter, in full light or partial shade, outside only in frost-free areas, or in a cool greenhouse with winter night temperatures of 3-5°C (higher winter temperatures may damage it) and keep only just moist in winter
- Pruning
- Pruning group 8, but usually no pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings, or semi-ripe cuttings in summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to scale insects
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free