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Rock Correa

A dense, vivid green shrub that is versatile, drought resilient and provides valuable habitat for small birds. Grows into a spreading shrub or can be pruned into mounds or hedges.  Tolerant of clay soils but prefers sites with good drainage.

 

Grows in a wide range of sites and soils, from granite outcrops and sedimentary country. The green tubular flowers are frequented for nectar by Eastern Spinebills and New Holland Honeyeaters. There is a form from Nuggety that has red flowers.

 

Scientific name
Correa glabra
Family
Rutaceae

Characteristics


Lifeform
Shrub
Height
1.9
Width
1.5
Growth rate
Medium
Evergreen
Yes
Perennial
Yes

Growing Conditions


Full Sun
Yes
Semishade
Yes
Shade
Cold
-5
Drought tolerance
Waterlogging tolerance
Compaction
Average
Wind
Moderately good
pH
acid to neutral

Uses


Ground cover
Screen
Yes
Shade
Container
Hedge
Yes
Windbreak
Grassy Woodland
Perennial border
Yes
Climber
Native lawn
Shrub Mass
Yes
Wetland

Biodiversity


Insect pollinator feeding
Yes
Caterpillar feeding
Bird feeding
Yes
Bird refuge
Yes
Lizard feeding
Lizard refuge
Frog refuge
Mammal feeding
Pollinators
Native Bee, Butterfly, Beetle
Larvae
Birds
Flower nectivores
Mammals

Flowering


Jan
Feb
Mar
Yes
Apr
Yes
May
Yes
Jun
Yes
Jul
Yes
Aug
Yes
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec