Sequim Rare Plants, Sequim, WA 98382

Correa 'Ivory Bells'
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Correa 'Ivory Bells'Correa (alba x backhousiana) 'Ivory Bells'
  • common names: Australian fuchsia
  • flowering season: beginning in mid October thru most of winter
  • height: 4 feet tall and a bit wider
  • Light requirements: sun or shade
  • Soil requirements: average garden soil that is well drained
  • Water requirments: water a young plant regularly until it is established, after that it survives well on what Mother Nature will provide
  • Growth habit: branching and bushy
  • How to propagate: cuttings root well when started with a heat mat and a grow light
  • Leaf type: small oval, evergreen leaves of grayish-green
  • Ways to use it: highly adaptable to many locations in a garden, and also makes a fine container plant either alone or in mixed company
Named for Portuguese botanist José Francisco Corrêa de Serra (1750 - 1823), Correas are native to Australia and Tasmania, where summers are dry and the humidity is low. In North America they are best suited for gardens along the West Coast. A common name for them is Australian fuchsia. They are hardy to about +15 or 20°F. What is especially notable about 'Ivory Bells' is that it begins to flower in mid October and continues flowering throughout much of winter. And its leaves are evergreen too. So that it makes for a wonderful winter ornament for a garden. It grows equally well in a pot as it does planted out in the ground. If you have hummingbirds that stay with you in winter instead of migrating southwards, they will appreciate your having this shrub.
    The mature size will be approximately 4 feet tall by 6 feet or more wide. The pendant flowers open ivory white and age to tan. It needs well drained ground and grows well in sun or in shade. Also, it grows better in dry shade than many shrubs. And it thrives in the salt air near the seashore. Its evergreen leaves are gray-green with felty white undersides.		  
 
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