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Silky Eremophila in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Eremophila nivea

 

Silky Eremophila

Eremophila - Emu Bush - is a native of dry areas of Australia, and as such is drought tolerant. They can be prostrate, or upright, and they flower in Summer, having unusual tubular flowers that grow from stalks on the leaf nodes, in shades of red, pink and magenta, sometimes with coral or yellow markings. Some varieties can grow to 15', but the usual size is up to 10' high and up to 6' wide. 'Eremophila nivea' has silvery foliage and purpe flowers

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plant Features
  • Silky Eremophila likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Silky Eremophila likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Silky Eremophila is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Silky Eremophila likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

 
plant information

Common name

Silky Eremophila

Latin name

Eremophila nivea

type

Evergreen Shrub

family

Scrophulariaceae

ph

5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Silky Eremophila likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Silky Eremophila is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Silky Eremophila likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

  • Water

    Silky Eremophila likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Silky Eremophila is 1.50meters x 2.00meters 1.50 M 2.00 M

Eremophila nivea

Eremophila - Emu Bush - is a native of dry areas of Australia, and as such is drought tolerant. They can be prostrate, or upright, and they flower in Summer, having unusual tubular flowers that grow from stalks on the leaf nodes, in shades of red, pink and magenta, sometimes with coral or yellow markings. Some varieties can grow to 15', but the usual size is up to 10' high and up to 6' wide. 'Eremophila nivea' has silvery foliage and purpe flowers


Flowering

From Early Summer TO Late Summer

Unusual tubular flowers appear all through Summer

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Plant in full sun, preferably - although a little light shade will be tolerated - in more or less any soil as long as it is free-draining

 

Propagating by cuttings

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Eremophila can be propagated by hardwood cuttings. Cut well-ripened young shoots 30-60cm long (1-2ft). Dip the cut end in hormone rooting powder before inserting it 15-20cm (6"-8") deep into soil in a cold frame. The following Autumn plant the young plants out.

 
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