''Correa'' 'Dusky Bells' is a ''

Correa Correa may refer to: * Correa (surname) * Correa (insect), ''Correa'' (insect), a genus of beetles in the family Staphylinidae * Correa (plant), ''Correa'' (plant), a genus of Australian plants named after Portuguese botanist José Correia da Serr ...

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from

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. It is a compact and dense shrub that grows to 0.6 metres in height and 2 to 4 metres in width. The lanceolate, elliptic or ovate leaves vary in size from 10 to 40 mm long and 5 to 20 mm wide. The tubular flowers are pale

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pink and appear predominantly between March and September. The cultivar is believed to have been originally distributed as ''Correa'' sp. and later as ''Correa'' sp. (pink), ''Correa'' 'Rubra', ''Correa'' 'Carmine Bells' and ''Correa'' 'Pink Bells'. The name 'Dusky Bells' was originally applied to a ''

Correa reflexa ''Correa reflexa'', commonly known as common correa or native fuchsia, is a shrub which is endemic to Australia. Description Plants are quite variable and a large number of varieties and local forms have been identified. Heights vary from pr ...

'' cultivar, but came to be adopted for the plant now known by that name. An application to register the name 'Dusky Bells' was received by the

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in 1980 and accepted in 1986.

Cultivation

It is a long-lived shrub, with frost resistance and moderate drought tolerance. Being a hybrid, propagation by cuttings is required to produce plants which are true to type. ''Correa'' 'Dusky Bells' has gained the

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