Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

Description: Correa reflexa 'Portland Belle', Taken: 23 January 2019, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 1214 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

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Correa reflexa var. speciosa 'Portland Belle'

File Number

1227

ACRA Field Book Number

1227

Registration Date

21/07/2017

Application Received

10/07/2007

Family

Rutaceae

Cultivar Name

Correa reflexa var. speciosa 'Portland Belle'

Origin

Selection made from a swarm of correa hybrids by Andrew Pritchard in 2003. Name derives from the place of origin (Portland) and "belle" refers to the distinctive characteristic of the flower splitting. Application by Cherree Densley on behalf of the Correa Study Group. Application received on July 10, 2007.

Characteristics

Small, dense shrub 50cm in diameter. Flowers colour carmine red with green tips and white throat, ca. 3cm long by 4cm wide from April to August in Victoria. May be a hybrid between Correa reflexa var. speciosa and C. alba var. alba with distinctive characteristic of the flower splitting.

Cultivation

Has been in cultivation since 2004 and has proven a reliable garden plant in a wide range locations in the southern states of Australia. Responds well to pruning and does best in a sunny position. Drought and frost hardy.

Publication

Densley, C. (2007), Correa 'Portland Belle' - lost and re-found and now given a name!. Australian Plants 24(191): 90-91, 92 (photo)

Colour Coding

RHS COLOUR CHART 1995 Leaves:Upper surface: Yellow Green Group 147a, Lower: Yellow Green Group147d, Flower: Calyx tip: Yellow-Green Group 150b/c; Calyx body: Red Group 53b

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Cherree Densley on behalf of the ASGAP Correa Study Group.

Uses

As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery, or as a feature plant. Attracts nectar feeding birds.

Availability

Specialist native plant nurseries

ANBG Accession Numbers

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NSL ID

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