Other Names:  Coliban River Correa, Australian Rock Fuchsia

Description:

Dense, velvety forest green leaves cover this evergreen shrub; greenish-yellow bell shaped flowers emerge in winter to summer, and gently nod at the end of the branches; drought tolerant once established; a great foundation plant or border shrub

Ornamental Features

Coliban River Rock Fuchsia has nodding light green bell-shaped flowers with buttery yellow overtones at the ends of the branches from mid winter to mid summer, which are interesting on close inspection. It has attractive forest green evergreen foliage which emerges light green in spring. The fuzzy narrow leaves are highly ornamental and remain forest green throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Coliban River Rock Fuchsia is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It is a good choice for attracting birds, bees and butterflies to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Coliban River Rock Fuchsia is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• General Garden Use
• Groundcover

Planting & Growing

Coliban River Rock Fuchsia will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for xeriscaping or the moisture-conserving landscape. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.