Correa alba, commonly known as White Correa, is a shrub which is endemic to Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. It grows to 1.5 metres in height, has reddish-brown hairy new growth, ovate leaves and white or occasionally light pink flowers which usually appear between mid autumn and early winter (April to June in Australia)

The species was first formally described by Henry Charles Andrews

Henry Charles Andrews

Henry Charles Andrews , was an English botanist, botanical artist and engraver.He lived in Knightsbridge and was married to the daughter of John Kennedy of Hammersmith, a nurseryman who assisted Andrews in the descriptions of the plants he illustrated.He was an accomplished and unusual botanical...

  in 1798. There are currently two recognised varieties:

• Correa alba Andrews var. alba
• Correa alba var. pannosa Paul G.Wilson

Distribution

The species occurs in sandy or rocky areas in coastal areas of south-eastern Australia south of Port Stephens.

Cultivation

Correa alba is a hardy species in well-drained situations that withstands coastal exposure. A position in full sun is best for flowering, but it can also be grown in part shade. It may be used to create an informal hedge or as a container plant.