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Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Correa glabra |
| Common Name: | ivory lantern, rock correa, smooth correa |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade
Moist, Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | Erect shrub to 2.7 m high |
| Foliage: | Dark green oblong leaves, usually with wavy edges, to 4cm long. |
| Flowers: | Pale green bells, flowers peak in May to August, with odd flowers throughout the year. |
| General Comments: | Hardy to heavy frosts and severe drought & lime. As woodland understorey plants, most are also happy in partly shaded positions, handy for gardeners in built-up suburban environments. Prefers light shade and grows best when protected from the hot afternoon sun. Variable dense upright to spreading shrub. They produce beautiful bell-shaped to tubular flowers for months on end that attract nectar-feeding birds and insects. They can also provide nesting for birds, especially if a few are planted together as a thicket. They respond well to shaping or they’re also fine with a low-maintenance trim every now and then too. A great addition to any Australian garden. Ideal as a low screen or hedging plant and can be established underneath canopies of existing |
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| Plant Propagation: | Propagates best from cuttings. |
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