Tube plants
Winter 2010
All plants in 50 mm square tubes $4.00 each. No discounts.
| Correa 'Pink Frost' | C. aemula x pulchella | 50 cm x 50 cm Fl. Autumn - Spring Low dense shrub with grey green papery leaves and bright frosted pink bell flowers. Drought and frost hardy. Foreground shrub. Grows best in a well-drained but moist position in semi-shade. Does not require pruning. May need staking if exposed to wind. Bird attractive. |
| Correa alba | Cape Bridgewater | 2 m x 2 m Fl. Autumn - Winter Dense shrub with grey-green rounded leaves and white star flowers. Very hardy. Well-drained soil, full sun or part shade. Suits hedges, screens, background planting in garden. Coastal gardens. Amenity planting. |
| Correa alba | Denison Rivulet, Tasmania Rare |
30 cm x 4 m Fl. Autumn - Winter Low growing, spreading dense shrub with rounded grey-green leaves and white star flowers. Very hardy. Well-drained site but adaptable to soils. Suited to embankments, groundcover, large rockeries, spilling over a low wall. Low maintenance. Prune occasionally to maintain shape. Coastal gardens. Amenity planting. |
| Correa 'Coconut Ice' | C. alba x reflexa | 1 m x 3 m Fl. Autumn - Spring Spreading open shrub with smooth ovate leaves, long trailing stems and pale pink and cream bell flowers. Well-drained position in semi-shade. Suits shrub garden, fill in between other shrubs, large tubs. Bird attractive. Needs to be pruned to maintain a compact shape. |
| Correa 'Lemon Twist' | C. alba x | 20 cm x 1 m Aut -Spring Small spreading groundcover with shiny dark green heart-shaped leaves and short wide lemon cream bell flowers with barely recurved tips. Frost and drought hardy. Suited to most soil types and conditions as well as coastal gardens. Prefers good drainage and full sun for maximum flowering. Low foreground shrub in the garden, rockeries, embankments or tubs. Tip prune to maintain shape. Bird attractive. |
| Correa backhouseana | Rocky Cape form Tasmania | 1.5m x 1.5m Fl. Aut-Winter. Medium dense shrub with cream bell flowers. Very hardy. Well-drained soil, full sun or part shade. Suits hedges, screens, background planting in garden. Attracts honeyeaters. Prune in Spring to maintain shape. |
| Correa backhouseana | Tasmania | 2m x 1.5m Fl. Aut-Winter. Large dense shrub with cream bell flowers. Very hardy. Well-drained soil, full sun or part shade. Suits hedges, screens, background planting in garden. Attracts honeyeaters. Prune in Spring to maintain shape. |
| Correa backhouseana var, orbicularis 'Half 'n Half' | Remarkable Rocks form KI | 60 cm x 1 m Fl. Winter - Spring Attractive small dense shrub with dark green round shiny leathery leaves and bright red bell flowers with yellow tips. Frost and drought hardy. Best grown in well-drained sandy soil in full sun to part shade. Suited to foreground planting in the garden, rockeries, tubs, against the house and coastal gardens. Low maintenance shrub. highly bird attractive. |
| Correa 'Marianne' | C. baeuerlenii x lawrenceana | 1.5m x 1.5m Fl. Most of year. Upright spreading shrub with pink/green. Frost and drought hardy. Well-drained soil, prefers a shady position. Suitable for screens, background planting , around pools. Attracts birds. |
| Correa decumbens | Parndana form Rara |
0.3m x 2m Low spreading dense shrub with long dark green narrow leaves and narrow red/green tubular bells which stand upright out of the foliage. Frost and drought hardy. Highly bird attractive. Grows best in well drained sandy soils in a sunny position. Suits foreground planting in the garden, groundcover, rockeries, filler between taller shrubs, embankments and tubs. Prune as required. |
| Correa eburnea | Deep Creek | 3m x 3 m Fl. Aut/ - Winter Large spreading shrub with mid green papery leaves and tubular green flowers held between a pair of apple green round leafy bracts. Prefers a well-drained site in half sun but should also do well in damp conditions. Suited to the larger garden, this plant is one for the collector as the green flowers do not make much of a show. Bird attractive |
| Correa 'Cappuccino' | C. glabra x pulchella | 1.5m x 1.5m Fl. Summer - Winter Attractive upright dense medium shrub with mid green rounded leaves and unusual long narrow pale coffee-coloured bell flowers. Frost and drought hardy. Well-drained soil, full sun to part shade. Vigorous grower. Prune to maintain shape. Suits background planting, screens, hedges or against the house. Bird attractive. |
| Correa 'Ian Fardon' | C. glabra var. turnbullii | |
| Correa 'Pinker Bells' | C. pulchella form | 60 cm x 60 cm Fl. Autumn - Spring Attractive open small shrub with shiny dark green ovate leaves and bright pink bell flowers. Frost and drought hardy. Best grown in a moist well-drained site in part shade. Prune lightly in Spring. Suited to foreground planting in the garden, rockeries, against the house and tubs. Highly bird attractive. |
| Correa 'Remarkable Rocks' | C. pulchella | 40 cm x 1m Fl. Autumn - Winter Attractive spreading dense groundcover with shiny dark green ovate leaves and bright orange bell flowers with strongly recurved tips. Frost and drought hardy. Best grown in a moist well-drained site in part shade. Low maintenance shrub. Suited to foreground planting in the garden, rockeries, spilling over low walls, embankments and tubs. Highly bird attractive. |
| Correa 'Waitpinga Beach' | C. pulchella | 20 cm x 1 m Fl Autumn - Winter Attractive spreading open groundcover with dark green leaves and bright orange bell flowers with strongly recurved tips. Frost and drought hardy. Best grown in a well-drained site in full sun to part shade. Low maintenance shrub. Suited to foreground planting in the garden, rockeries, spilling over low walls, embankments and tubs. Highly bird attractive. |
| Correa 'Salmon' | C. pulchella form | 40 cm x 1m Autumn - Winter Attractive spreading dense groundcover with shiny dark green ovate leaves and bright orange bell flowers with strongly recurved tips. Frost and drought hardy. Best grown in a moist well-drained site in part shade. Low maintenance shrub. Suited to foreground planting in the garden, rockeries, spilling over low walls, embankments and tubs. Highly bird attractive. |
| Correa 'Dusky Bells' | C. pulchella x | 40 cm x 1 m Autumn - Spring Attractive low growing spreading dense shrub with mid green shiny leaves and carmine pink bells with strongly reflexed tips. Frost and drought hardy and long lived. Best grown in a well-drained site in full sun. Suited to foreground planting, groundcover, rockeries, tubs, around the pool. Highly bird attractive. |
| Correa 'Precious Pete' | C. pulchella x | 40 cm x 1 m Fl. Autumn -Winter Small open shrub with dark green shiny foliage and large bright pink bell flowers. Frost and drought hardy. Best grown in a moist well-drained site in part shade. Suited to foreground planting in the garden, against the house or fence and tubs. Prune lightly in Spring to maintain shape and density. Highly bird attractive. |
| Correa 'Skye Bells' | C. pulchella x | 60 cm x 1 m Fl. Autumn -Winter Small open shrub with dark green shiny foliage and narrow long bright red bell flowers with white tips. Frost and drought hardy. Best grown in a moist well-drained site in part shade. Suited to foreground planting in the garden, against the house or fence and tubs. Prune lightly in Spring to maintain shape and density. Highly bird attractive. |
| Correa reflexa | Portland form No 1 'nummulariifolia' form | 30 cm x 1 m Fl. Autumn - Spring Low growing spreading dense shrub with grey green rounded leaves and masses of pale green short wide bells with dark anthers. Frost and drought hardy and long lived. Adaptable to most soils. Best grown in a well-drained site in full sun. Suited to foreground planting in the garden, groundcover, rockeries and tubs. Low maintenance shrub. Bird attractive. |
| Correa reflexa | C reflexa 'nummulariifolia' form Portland | 50 cm x 1 m Fl. Autumn - Spring Low growing spreading dense shrub with grey green rounded leaves and masses of pale yellow-green short wide bells with dark anthers. Frost and drought hardy and long lived. Adaptable to most soils. Best grown in a well-drained site in full sun. Suited to foreground planting in the garden, groundcover, rockeries and tubs. Low maintenance shrub. Bird attractive. |
| Correa 'Portland Peach' | C. reflexa var. reflexa | 50cm x 1m Fl. Autumn-Spring Low spreading shrub with pale pink bell flowers. Very hardy. Well-drained soil, full sun to part shade. Suits rockeries, tubs, foreground planting in garden. Attracts birds. |
| Correa 'River Bells' | C. reflexa Glenelg R. Vic | 25cm x 2m Fl. Autumn-Winter. Low spreading shrub with red/green bell flowers Very hardy. Well-drained soil, full sun to part shade. Suits large rockeries, foreground planting in garden. Birds. |
| Correa reflexa var. scabridula | Cape Buffon form SA | 50cm x 1m Fl. Winter - Spring Low growing spreading open shrub with dull green ovate scaly leaves and short bright red and yellow bell flowers. Frost and drought hardy. Best grown in well drained soil in full sun to part shade. Suited as a foreground shrub in the garden, groundcover, rockeries, coastal gardens and tubs. Prune lightly in Spring to promote density. Highly bird attractive. |
| Correa reflexa var. scabridula | Carpenter Rocks form SA | 60cm x 1.2m Fl. Winter - Spring Low growing spreading open shrub with dull green ovate scaly leaves and short bright red and yellow bell flowers. Frost and drought hardy. Best grown in well drained soil in full sun to part shade. Suited as a foreground shrub in the garden, groundcover, rockeries, coastal gardens and tubs. Prune lightly in Spring to promote density. Highly bird attractive. |
| Correa 'Eden' | C reflexa var. speciosa | 60cm x 1m Fl. Winter-Spring. Open spreading shrub with dark green narrow leaves and large bright red/green bell flowers. Moderately hardy. Well-drained soil. Best grown in part shade. Foreground planting, tubs. Attracts honeyeaters. |
| Correa 'Fat Fred' | C reflexa var. speciosa | 60 cm x 60 cm Fl.Spring-Autumn Upright open shrub with very narrow dark green leaves with indented veins and large very bulbous bright scarlet tubular flowers with yellowish-green tips. Frost hardy and moderately drought hardy. This cultivar has a reputation for being short-lived in the garden. It requires a moist but well drained position in part shade and will withstand salt spray. Suited as a foreground plant in the garden, this form is probably best grown in a tub. Tip prune occasionally to promote density and better flowering. Highly bird attractive. |