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Products > Correa reflexa 'Cape Carpet'   Correa reflexa 'Cape Carpet' - Green Cape Fuchsia Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.   [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Shrub Family: Rutaceae (Citrus) Origin: Australia (Australasia) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Red Bloomtime: Winter/Summer Synonyms: [Correa reflexa 'Green Cape' ] Height: <1 foot Width: 8-10 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade Seaside: Yes Deer Tolerant: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F Correa reflexa 'Cape Carpet' (Green Cape Fuchsia) - Evergreen low growing shrub that reaches to only 6 to 10 inches tall but spreads 8 to 10 feet wide. It has small dark olive-green elliptic leaves that clasp the stems. The buds are covered with reddish-brown hairs which glisten on the new pale green foliage. The Bright vermillion red, bell-shaped flowers are tipped with chartreuse from early winter to early summer. Full sun to partial shade with good drainage. Drought tolerant once established. Attractive to hummingbirds. Hardy to the mid to low 20°s F. This plant comes from Green Cape in New South Wales, Australia and is a Koala Blooms University of California Santa Cruz 2005 Plant Introduction. This plant is available from San Marcos Growers, Rosendale Nursery, Suncrest Nursery, Native Sons Nursery and Monterey Bay Nursery. Correa....after José Francisco Correia de Serra, a Portuguese botanist and 'reflexa' meaning "turned back", referring to the angle at which the leaf-like bracts above the flowers join the stem.  The information that is presented on this page is based on research we have conducted about this plant in our library and from reliable online sources. We also consider observations we have made of it in the nursery's garden and in other gardens we have visited, as well how it performs in our nursery crops out in the field. We incorporate comments that we receive from others as well and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they know of cultural information that would aid others in growing  Correa reflexa 'Cape Carpet'.     [MORE INFO]