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Correa backhousiana

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Tub or terrace plant get indoors in winter. The size after 10 years is 100 cm. The flower colour is greenish yellow in small bells. This plant is mostly hardy.The flowering period is November - December.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Kwekerij PlantenTuin Esveld

Date taken : 12.11.2004

Common name : Correa

Family : Rutaceae

© first picture : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 2 : Trompenburg Arboretum Rotterdam

© picture 3 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Pinetum Park & Pine Lodge Gardens
. This plant has received the following award: AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 1993

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : All soils are ok
planting place : needs a sheltered place
habit/form : loose growing
water requirement : needs moderatly water
wind tolerance : mildly susceptible to wind
the plant is evergreen
height approx : between 75 and 100 cm
width approx : between 30 and 50 cm
flower colour : yellow
leaf colour : green
leaf shape : leaves are oval
leaf size : between 2 and 3 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
flowering period : november - december
hardiness : mostly hardy

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop