About
Correa 'Peachy Cream' is a compact, bushy shrub reaching approximately 1 meter in height and width. It features small, evergreen leaves that are oval to rounded in shape. From autumn through early spring, it produces pendant, tubular flowers that range from pale pink to yellow, appearing either singly or in small clusters.
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, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, 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
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