Detail
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Correa pulchella 'Dusky Bells'
Notes

Uses: In streetscapes, verges, median streets, parks and reserves. Planted singly as an ornamental in mixed plantings or grouped as an understorey.
Attracts nectar feeding native birds.
Prune after flowering for dense habit.
Thought to be a hybrid between C. reflexa and C. pulchella.
Note: Although this species is not classified under the Sewerage Act, it is recommended that it not be planted closer than two metres to any sewer main or connection.

  • Height 0.2-1m
  • Spread 0.6-3m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Rutaceae
  • Botanical Name Correa pulchella 'Dusky Bells'
  • Habit Dense, Compact
  • Landscape 2nd line coast, Coastal footslopes, Footslopes, Hills, Plains
  • Soil Texture Loam, Sand
  • pH Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Pink
  • Flowering Time Spring, Winter
  • Flower Type Tubular
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Low shrub (Up to 1.2m)