About
Correa schlechtendalii is an evergreen shrub that is sensitive to frost and can grow up to approximately 1.5 meters in height. Its leaves are small, oblong to oval in shape, featuring a glossy green surface. From autumn to early spring, it produces tubular flowers that are bright red with a green tip.
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
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants
- Native to
- S Australia
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 seed, softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to scale insects
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free