Botanical Name
Correa calycina ‘Bronze Leaf’
Common Name
Bronze Leaf Correa
Description
Bronze Leaf is a striking native correa renowned for its distinctive bronze-colored foliage and charming bell-shaped flowers that creates beautiful displays in Australian gardens. This attractive cultivar produces masses of pendant bell-shaped flowers that bloom from autumn through winter, providing valuable nectar sources when few other plants are flowering and attracting honeyeating birds. The distinctive bronze-tinted leaves create attractive evergreen foliage that provides year-round color interest with unique metallic tones. Hardy and adaptable once established, it thrives in well-drained soils and full sun to partial shade positions with good drought tolerance. Perfect for borders, containers, and areas where native shrubs with unique bronze foliage combined with reliable winter flowering create distinctive landscape displays.
Plant Category
Medium Shrubs
Size (H x W)
Height: 1-2 meters, Spread: 1-2 meters
Correa calycina naturally occurs in southern Australia, thriving in well-drained soils with good drainage and full sun to partial shade exposure in temperate to Mediterranean climates.
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