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Contoneaster

Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster sp.

Evergreen shrub to 4 m high. Shiny green leaves with paler grey/green underside, may have an autumn colouring of reddish leaves. Tiny white clusters of flowers in spring and summer. Numerous fleshy, bright red to orange, fruit 0.6-1 cm in diameter in autumn and winter.

Threat / Problem
• Grows vigorously virtually anywhere birds drop seeds. Thickets under perching places displace local native plant species.

Spread
• Fruit is spread by birds and dumping of garden waste.

Control
• Best in Spring – before flowering.
• Hand pull small seedlings. Cut and swab, or drill and fill larger plants any time.
• Follow-up to remove root suckers.

Contoneaster

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Native Fuchsia

Native Fuchsia

Correa reflexa

Erect shrub to 1 m high by 0.5-2 m wide, single or multi-stemmed, open or dense. Smooth or hairy dark green oval-shaped leaves slightly furry on underside . Tubular to bell-shaped flowers 1.5-4 cm long, green to red with green or yellow tips, usually hanging on short branchlets from May to November that attract honeyeaters.

Found in the understorey of a wide variety of open woodlands and mallee.

Native Fuchsia