Correa bauerlenii – Chef’s Cap Correa

Correa bauerlenii - Chefs Cap Correa
Correa bauerlenii - Chefs Cap Correa
Correa bauerlenii - Chefs Cap Correa

A useful small to medium sized shrub as it grows in sheltered half shady positions, where it will happily produce its interesting looking pendulous flowers mainly in winter, with spot flowering through the rest of the year. The flowers are used by smaller nectar loving birds for food. A hardy plant, tolerant of medium to higher frost levels and rarely troubled by pests. Naturally grows dense to the ground, occasional tip pruning will create an even more dense habit. Likes some mulch to create a cool moist root run.

Naturally grows on the NSW south coast near shady damp gullies and streams.

Family : Rutaceae

Cultivar Name:

Plant Type : Small shrub

Width : 2

Flowering Time : Winter, All year

Soil Type : Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam

Climate Zone : Warm temperate, Cool temperate

Growth Habit : Evergreen, Mound-shaped

Soil Moisture : Moist moderate drainage

Special Uses : Fast growing, Playground friendly

Scientific Name: Correa baeuerlenii

Common Name : Native Fuchsia

Height : 2

Flower Color : Yellow, Green

pH Level : Acid, Neutral

Plant Environment : Low maintenance garden, Poolside, Container growing

Light : Light shade, Half shade

Lifespan : Perennial

Frost Tolerance : Tolerates heavy frost, Tolerates light frost

Attracts Wildlife : Nectar eating birds, Other insects