RE: Australian Fuchsia

Hi Lillian,  Thanks for the information. It sounds like a terrific plant for
the rockery - low and wide.  One of our gardening gurus was on the local
garden talk radio show over the weekend and mentioned that she grows Correa
in her garden here (zone 8) with no problem.  She also mentioned a yellow
flowered species.  I need to make contact with her because by the time I
found a pen and paper, I had forgotten the species name :(.  A brain is a
terrible thing to lose....
Marilyn

-----Original Message-----
From:	owner-perennials@mallorn.com [owner-perennials@mallorn.com] On
Behalf Of lil tovey
Sent:	Tuesday, January 02, 2001 8:44 PM
To:	perennials@mallorn.com
Subject:	Re: Australian Fuchsia

Hi Marilyn,
My only reference is for Correa pulchella, Austrailian Fuchsia. Says zones 9
& 10. Drought tolerant once established, low dense evergreen shrub grows to
8 feet wide, 2 - 3 feet high. Pink flowers look great in my picture. Says to
plant in poor well drained soil, preferably alkaline,in full to part sun.
Cautions that over watering and /or over fertilizing will kill it. Doesn't
have a hope for me here in z 6 but sure looks nice.
Good luck with it.

Lillian, zone 6a



>From: "Marilyn Dube" <maridube@teleport.com>
>Reply-To: perennials@mallorn.com
>To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
>Subject: Australian Fuchsia
>Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 13:00:48 -0800
>
>Hi Everybody,  Happy New Year!  I have a sweet little plant  called Correa
>'Dusky Bells' I picked up in a 1/2 price sale at a nursery in early
>November.  It was in bloom then and still is.  It has very sweet little
>dusty rose colored bells hanging all over it on a woody frame.  The leaves
>are similar to hardy Fuchsia, but smaller.  I have had it outside for all
>but one week of sub freezing weather we had in early December and it is
>obviously happy.  I am having a little problem finding out very much about
>this plant.  Does anyone out there grow it?  Is it truly hardy or am I just
>being lucky so far?  Are there other flower colors?  How big can I expect
>it
>to get?  It is in a one gallon pot now.  Any information will be
>appreciated.  Thanks,  Marilyn
>
>
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