Pink Eyre Australian Fuchsia

Correa pulchella 'Pink Eyre'

Correa pulchella ‘Pink ‘Eyre’ beginning to bloom in October 2015 on 20% ETo. Photo: SK Reid.

Summary

This small Australian shrub cultivar was a consistently high performer on all irrigation levels in our trials.  There were no significant differences in growth or overall appearance ratings between treatments with all levels achieving an average overall appearance of 4.0 (very good) or above. What is significant to note is that the lowest irrigation treatment in the shade received no irrigation until almost the end of the trial period on September 27!  They reached an average height and width of 36.5” x 57” (93 x 146 cm). Since flowering for this species occurs in the fall through winter, the flowering during the trial period attributable to irrigation was only evident in October, when the fascinating result was that the 80% treatment had 3 plants in bloom, the 60% treatment had 4 plants in bloom, the 40% treatment had 5 plants in bloom, and the 20% had all 6 plants in bloom. The flowering ratings are not included in the quality ratings table, since all the plants had very few blooms open and were mostly in bud, which would have resulted in a universal rating of ‘1’. The pink, bell-shaped flowers were an attractive feature for a long period of time in the fall and winter preceding treatment and would be an asset to the low-water shade landscape.

Growth and Quality Data

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Correa pulchella ‘Pink ‘Eyre’ flowers close up. Photo: SK Reid.