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Eremophila pterocarpa
Emu Bush
Origin: Western Australia.
| Family |
| Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus |
| Eremophila |
| Species |
| pterocarpa |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| Height |
| 1 - 6 m |
| Spread |
| 1 - 4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Screen, windbreak and garden planting. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Well drained soils with a pH of neutral and alkaline. Prefers sandy loam, clay loam and saline soils. Drought and frost tolerant. |
| Shape |
| Dense, rounded and upright. |
| Habitat |
| Limestone in flats or salty sites. |
| Leaf Description |
| The leaves do not have a stock, are clustered together and are linear to lance-shaped. 14 - 40 mm long and 1 - 6 mm wide. The leaves and stems are covered with powder-like short, matted hairs. |
| Flower Description |
| Arranged singly in the leaf axils on stalk which is 10 - 16 mm long. 5 sepals that are narrow egg-shaped to triangular. The petals are 14 - 24 mm long, tubular-shaped with 5 lobes at the end. The sepals and petals have short fine hairs. |
| Fruit Description |
| Flattened and dry with papery wings. |
| Colour Description |
| The foliage is silvery-grey. The flowers are orange, yellow or pink. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
| Propagation |
| Seed, softwood cutting and semi-hardwood cutting. |
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