Correa 'Ivory Bells' is a New World hybrid with an Oceanic lineage. San Francisco, California, is credited as the birthplace of 'Ivory Bells.' Known as White Australian Fuchsia, 'Ivory Bells' is believed to represent a cross of White Correa (Correa alba), endemic to coastal southern Australia, with Coast Correa (Correa backhouseana), also called Velvet Correa, endemic to southern Australia, especially the island state of Tasmania.
The Royal Horticultural Society has honored both parents of 'Ivory Bells' with Awards of Garden Merit:
- Correa alba 'Pinkie' in 2002 and
- Correa backhouseana in 1992.
'Ivory Bells' favor partial sun.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture classifies 'Ivory Bells,' along with other Correa hybrid cultivars, as hardy for Zone 9 (minimum winter temperature range: 20° to 30° Fahrenheit; -7° to -1° Celsius) to Zone 10 (40° to 50° F.; -1° to 4° C.).
'Ivory Bells' tend toward an equiproportionate outline, maximizing height and spread at 5 feet (1.5 meters).
Uppersides of leaves exhibit dull dark green coloration whereas undersides, studded with hairs, present pale greenish tan colors. Floral creamy whiteness represents a soft blending of the whiteness of Correa alba with the creamy greenness of Correa backhouseana.
As a compact and profusely flowering shrub in the rue and citrus family, Rutaceae, 'Ivory Bells' epitomizes the siren call of tubular white flowers for hummingbirds.
Potential visitors to 'Ivory Bells' in backyard gardens along the Pacific coasts of the continental United States and of Canada may include Xantus's hummingbirds.
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