About
Correa reflexa is an evergreen shrub that can grow upright or spread along the ground. Its leaves are rich green, measuring up to 5 cm in length, with a distinctive white felt-like texture on their undersides. The plant produces tubular flowers that can be green, white, pink, or red, ranging from 2 to 2.5 cm in length. Some blooms feature reflexed petal tips in green or cream. Flowering occurs in small clusters, predominantly from autumn through spring.
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
- East-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
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants
- Native to
- Australia
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. Tolerant of mildly alkaline soil. Container grown plants can be kept more compact
- Pruning
- Pruning group 8
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed at 13-18°C in spring or by semi-ripe cuttings in summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to scale insects
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free