This dwarf shrub has yellowish woolly stems that form a dense prostrate habit. It has dull green oblong leathery leaves and the erect tube-shaped red flowers have greenish tips and appear terminally during winter.

Hardiness zones 8 to 10 

Correa decumbens is naturally found in South Australia growing in well drained, moderately fertile light to medium soils in an open sunny position and is frost and drought resistant.

The Spreading Correa is grown for its habit and its excellent winter flowers. It is planted in garden beds or on embankments as a ground cover and as a spill-over. It is suitable for coastal or inland regions establishing in 2 to 4 years and is used in woodland settings. ID 2398

Correa (KOR-ree-ah) decumbens (DE-come-benz)

Rutaceae (roo-TAY-see-ee)
Rue and Citrus Family