Communities

Scientific Name

Correa alba

Family Name

RUTACEAE

Common Name

White Correa

Status

Height

2.0m (200cm)

Flowers

2-3 together on short stalks, ends of branches.4 thick white petals (cup-shaped).

Fruit

Nutlets

Form

Shrub, broad leaves 1-3cm grey-green leathery. Many branches.

Municipalities

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Heath

Habitat Notes

Common in sandy soil on coasts.Sometimes grows in sand.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

The foliage was used by early settlers as a substitute for tea. A good low wind break or hedge. Attracts birds (honeyeaters). Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit pale lemon-green ripening to pale brown, 4 seeds per fruit. difficult & tedious to collect seed: differential ripening, fruit explodes ejecting seed. remove ripe fruit individually by hand. seed 2-4 mm, brown, black or grey

Seed Treatment Method

Leaching

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed released immediately on maturity. Most sources recommend leaching in running water for several weeks as seed contains chemical inhibitors. Some sources indicate no treatment necessary.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes

Usually propagated by cuttings.