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Correa backhouseana

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Botanical Name: Common Names:

Correa backhouseana TBA

Native: Foliage Type:

Yes Evergreen

Plant Type: Plant Habit:

Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Shrub Like, Spreading

Description:

Originating from the coast of Tasmania, this tough little native shrub grows to around 1m. It has dark glossy leaves with a pale grey undersides. Tubular flowers appear in winter and droop from the foliage and are pale yellow-green to white in colour.

Mature Height: Mature Width:

1-2m 1-2m

Position: Soil Type:

Full Sun, Semi Shade Any

Landscape Use(s)

Bird Attracting, Coastal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Native Garden

Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free

Cultural Notes:

Plant Care

Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well

Family Name: Origin:

Rutaceae Australia

Characteristics

Foliage Colour: Green

Flower Colour: Green, White, Yellow

Flower Fragrant: No

Flowering Season: TBA

Fruit: Yes

Requirements Tolerances

Growth Rate: Moderate

Maintenance Level: Low

Water Usage: Low

Drought: High

Frost: Moderate

Wind: High

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