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Correa 'Wyn's Wonder' (Variegated Australian Fuchsia) - This dense growing evergreen shrub grows to 2-3 feet tall by 3-5 feet wide and has very attractive olive-green leaves that have strong creamy colored margins. In the fall appear the one-inch-long rose-pink flowers that flare out at the tips to display their soft pink interior.
Plant in full sun to light shade in a well-drained soil. Irrigate regularly to only occasionally. A great plant for the border or large container.
Correa is a genus of eleven species endemic to Australia. The name for the genus honors Jose Francisco Correia de Serra (1750–1823), a Portuguese abbot and naturalist. We do not know the origin of this plant but in the Appendix to the Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants authors Rodger Elliot and David Jones note that it is sport from the popular Correa 'Mannii'. It is also occasionally listed 'Wyns Wonder' (w/o the apostrophe) or as 'Win's Wonder' / 'Wins Wonder'. We purchased our stock of this interesting plant in 2003 and soldit from 2006 until 2015.
The information displayed on this page about Correa 'Wyn's Wonder' is based on the research we have conducted about it in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.
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