Correa backhouseana
Backhouse Australian fuchsia, Correa backhousiana, Tasmanian fuchsia
Correa Correa
C. backhouseana - C. backhouseana is a tender, dense, spreading, evergreen shrub with hairy, red stems bearing oval, dark grey-green leaves, hairy beneath, and small clusters of tubular, cream or pale yellow-green flowers from late autumn to late spring.
Correa backhouseana is: Evergreen
Foliage is fragrant.
Spreading
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Cream in Spring; Cream in Summer; Cream in Winter
Grey-green in All seasons
Scale insects Scale insects
Generally disease-free.
Pruning group 8
Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Semi-ripe cuttings, Softwood cuttings
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Correa backhouseana (Backhouse Australian fuchsia) will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
Beds and borders, Coastal, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Wallside and trellises
Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral to acid soil in a sheltered, sunny site. Under glass, grow in lime-free compost in full light & good ventilation. In growth, water moderately & feed monthly.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Correa backhouseana
Backhouse Australian fuchsia, Correa backhousiana, Tasmanian fuchsia
Correa Correa
C. backhouseana - C. backhouseana is a tender, dense, spreading, evergreen shrub with hairy, red stems bearing oval, dark grey-green leaves, hairy beneath, and small clusters of tubular, cream or pale yellow-green flowers from late autumn to late spring.
Australia, Tasmania
Evergreen
Foliage is fragrant.
Spreading
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Cream in Spring; Cream in Summer; Cream in Winter
Grey-green in All seasons
Generally disease-free.
Pruning group 8
Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Semi-ripe cuttings, Softwood cuttings
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Correa backhouseana (Backhouse Australian fuchsia) will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
Beds and borders, Coastal, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Wallside and trellises
Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral to acid soil in a sheltered, sunny site. Under glass, grow in lime-free compost in full light & good ventilation. In growth, water moderately & feed monthly.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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Soil types: | Clay, Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, East | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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