EREMOPHILA

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EREMOPHILA Maculata - Carmine Star™

Low spreading shrub 8’ tall. Its leaves are thread-like to almost circular but are nearly always glabrous.

The flower colour often varies even within a single population and may be pink, mauve, red, orange or yellow, often spotted on the inside.

EREMOPHILA Glabra - Grey Horizon

A prostrate shrub 0.3–10’ in height. The leaves are arranged alternately, sometimes crowded, other times sparse, usually lance-shaped but they may also be linear to egg-shaped.

The flowers are red, orange, yellow or yellowish green, lack spots and are arranged singly or in pairs in the leaf axils.

EREMOPHILA Calorhabdos X Splendens - Red Splendour Emu Bush™

Grows well in hot, dry sites, making it highly drought tolerant as well as relatively frost tolerant. It also has an unusual growth form for an eremophila, making it an ideal, stunning feature plant.

EREMOPHILA Decipiens - Slender Fushia Emu

The slender fuchsia is a showy desert plant.

  • This short evergreen shrub has upright branches and vibrant scarlet tubular flowers in winter.

  • It tolerates intense heat, drought, wind and light freezes.

  • Hummingbirds will frequent the blossoms.

  • Slender fuchsia can be grown in hot, dry soils in full sun and requires no irrigation once it’s established.

EREMOPHILA Brevifolia - Outback Valentine ™

Upright small/medium shrub, 8’Hx 6'W.

  • Profuse cerise pink flowers in late winter into spring. 

  • Hummingbird attractive. Soft dark green leaves.

  • Hardy desert bush.

  • Neat plant by pools.

  • Drought and frost tolerant.

  • Responds well to pruning after flowering.  

EREMOPHILA Glabra - Fire and Ice™

Produces bright red/orange flowers winter to summer.

  • Striking silver-grey foliage all year. Great for hummingbird landscape design areas.

  • Plant as a color accent specimen in and around trees and shrubs, also in patio garden planters.

  • Prefers full sun. 

EREMOPHILA Prostrata - Outback Sunrise™

Deep green foliage contrasts beautifully with bright yellow trumpet like flowers throughout spring and summer. Hummingbird attractive. Full sun; salt, drought and cold tolerant.