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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.
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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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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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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
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Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
No
Cutting Notes
Propagate from cuttings.
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