Correa 'Autumn Blaze'
Correa 'Autumn Blaze'
Correa are evergreen Autumn and Winter flowering plants originating from Australia. The have tubular or bell-shaped pendent flowers with 4 reflexed or spreading petals. Some varieties are more hardy than others. 'Autumn Blaze' is a low growing shrub with glossy evergreen foliage and bright orange flowers from Autumn to early Spring.
Contributed by @joanthompson
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Correa 'Autumn Blaze'
Latin name
Correa 'Autumn Blaze'
type
Evergreen shrub or tree
family
Rutaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
0.30 M
Correa 'Autumn Blaze'
Correa are evergreen Autumn and Winter flowering plants originating from Australia. The have tubular or bell-shaped pendent flowers with 4 reflexed or spreading petals. Some varieties are more hardy than others. 'Autumn Blaze' is a low growing shrub with glossy evergreen foliage and bright orange flowers from Autumn to early Spring.
Flowering
From Early Autumn TO Early Spring
Tubular flowers are borne in Autumn and through Winter
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Correas like full sun and well drained, fertile soil which is acid to neutral. If grown in pots, plant in ericaceous compost and in full light, shaded from direct mid-day sun.
Propagating by cuttings
From Early Summer TO Mid Summer
Take semi- ripe cuttings from this season's growth in Summer. Cut neatly, just below a leaf node, a 5" approx. piece of a healthy shoot that has soft growth at the tip. pinch out the growing tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)