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Scientific Name

Correa backhouseana

Family Name

RUTACEAE

Common Name

Velvet Correa

Status

Height

1.5m (150cm)

Flowers

Tubular flowers to 2.5 cm long; terminal, 1-3 together, pale whitish-green

Fruit

Nutlets

Form

Bushy upright or sometimes spreading shrub, branches and stems covered with rusty hairs.

Municipalities

Communities

Coastal Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Coastal; on west and south coasts and islands of Bass Strait

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Windy; Shady, resistant to salt spray

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Excellent bird attracting plant. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Nov

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Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

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Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Collect seed-bearing capsules when flowers wither; fruit 'explodes' when ripe, ejecting seed, so close monitoring required. bagging recommended. dry out material in paper bag and sieve to extract seed

Seed Treatment Method

Leaching

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to propagate from seeds; seeds contain a chemical inhibitor and need to be leached in running water for several weeks. Germination may be improved by covering seed box with twigs and leaves 2-3 cm deep and setting fire to the latter, raising temp. of soil surface to 93o C.

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

Propagate from cuttings.