Correa reflexa var. reflexa
| Common Name: | Common Correa, Native Fuchsia |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Size: | 0.5-2m x 1-2m |
| Description: | Open, upright to spreading shrub. |
| Leaves: | Dull green, sparsely hairy, broadly ovate leaves 3-6cm x 10-35mm. |
| Flowering: | Long tubular flowers hanging singly between 2 clasping leaves. (Red flowering plants are found outside the Shire but may occur as isolated plants within the Shire). |
| Flower Colour: | Light green |
| Flowering Time: | March to September |
| Growing Conditions: | Well drained soils in drier forests. Frost tolerant. Full sun to semi shade. |
| Garden Use: | An attractive garden plant. The local forms need pruning to maintain a bushy shape and will be more open in shaded positions. Popular with nectar-seeking birds. Many forms are available commercially but hybridisation will occur with local populations. |
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| Plant Communities: | 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 32, 46 |
| Conservation Status: | Locally common within its preferred growing conditions |
| Aboriginal Use: | |
| Commercially available: | Australian plant & indigenous nurseries. Plants in general nurseries rarely local. |
| Bird Attracting: | Nectar |
| Butterfly Attracting: | No |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | 1 Shire of Yarra Ranges Photo Library; 2, 3 Marilyn Gray © |
