Botanical Name: Common Names:
Correa glabra Barossa Gold Rock Correa,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
This is a medium shrub with a compact habit. The foliage is an unusual golden colour in full sunlight changing ot lime green in shaded conditions. It has dusty red tubular flowers occuring in late autumn to early spring. It is a hardy plant and grows well in full sunlight to shaded areas with good drainage. Barossa Gold makes a good contrasting foliage plant to be used for hedging, or as a good plant for shaded areas to give a lime highlight for understorey planting.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Foliage Feature / Colour, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Rutaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Yellow
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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