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Correa

Correa is called native fuchsia for its hanging bell flowers, which open from autumn through winter when honeyeaters are short of nectar. The shrubs are neat, evergreen and far tougher than they look: they grow in sun or shade, cope with dry soil under trees and stand up to coastal wind. This range covers low spreading forms for ground cover, compact shrubs for borders and white correa for coastal hedging. Every plant is delivered Australia wide.

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How to choose a correa

Height and flower are the choices. Dusky Bells is the favourite: half a metre tall, spreading 1.5m, with dusky pink bells from autumn to spring. Dinner Bells makes a rounded 1m shrub with red and green bells that birds seek out. Trixibelle is a compact red flowered form, and spreading correa hugs the ground with narrow upright flowers. White correa (Correa alba) is different in look: rounded grey green leaves and white star flowers on a dense shrub to 1.5m, with a dwarf form at 60cm.

Where correas work

Correas are among the best natives for difficult shade: under eucalypts, along the south side of a fence, beneath a deck edge. They also grow in full sun in mild climates. White correa is a front line coastal plant that takes salt spray and clips into a low hedge. All want drainage and suit temperate and cool gardens across southern Australia; in humid areas give them an airy position. They are a natural part of our Australian native shrubs and of any planting of bird attracting plants.

Planting and spacing

Plant spreading forms 1m apart and upright shrubs 80cm to 1m apart. For a low hedge of white correa, space plants 60cm apart. Plant in autumn where you can, mulch and water weekly through the first summer.

Care basics

Tip prune after flowering to keep the shrub dense. Correas respond well to light, regular trimming and can be shaped. Feed with a low phosphorus native fertiliser in spring. Once established they need water only in long dry spells. For more plants that cope with low light, see plants for partial shade.

Common questions

When does correa flower?

Most flower from autumn through winter into spring, which makes them valuable for birds in the cool months.

Does correa grow in shade?

Yes. Correas are among the most shade tolerant native shrubs and cope with dry shade under trees.

Do correas attract birds?

Yes. The tubular flowers are a nectar source for honeyeaters and spinebills.

Can correa be used as a hedge?

White correa makes a good low coastal hedge. Other forms suit informal borders more than clipped hedges.