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| Category: Shrub |
| Family: Rutaceae (Citrus) |
| Origin: Australia (Australasia) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Salmon |
| Bloomtime: Winter/Spring |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 2-3 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Seaside: Yes |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Deer Tolerant: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F |
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Correa 'Orange' (Orange Australian Fuchsia) - A low evergreen shrub to about 2 feet tall with a 3 feet spread with small 1/2 long ovate shaped leeaves that are dark green above and a pale gray-green below. The long bell shaped salmon-orange flowers hang down from its branches from winter through spring. It performs best in cool coastal sun or part shade where it is moderately drought tolerant, but should be irrigated occasionally in the summer for best performance. It is seaside tolerant and is hardy to about 20 degrees F. This plant was an old unidentified cultivar growing at the UCSC Arboretum. Kathy Echols of Midhill Farms in Martinez first took cuttings of the plant in the arboretum, where it was growing under the shade of a tree near the office buildings. Our guess is that it is a Correa pulchella cultivar.
This information about Correa 'Orange' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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