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Bignonia emu bush Eremophila bignoniiflora
Also called Eurah
When it flowers
- January, not flowering
- February, not flowering
- March, not flowering
- April, not flowering
- May, not flowering
- June, not flowering
- July, not flowering
- August, flowering
- September, flowering
- October, flowering
- November, flowering
- December, flowering
Willowy inland shrub with cream, spotted bell flowers, happy on floodplains.
Grows on inland floodplains and creek banks, so it copes with periodic flooding as well as long dry spells. Long, weeping leaves and cream to pale pink bell flowers spotted with purple make it a soft screening plant.
In the garden
- Leaves
- Long, narrow, weeping green leaves.
- Flowers
- Cream to pale pink bell-shaped flowers with purple spots.
- Attracts
- Birds, pollinating insects and shelter for small wildlife
Growing conditions
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sandy, loam and clay
- Drainage
- Copes with occasional wet
- Frost
- Moderate frost
- Water
- Very drought tolerant
- Climate
- Subtropical, arid and semi-arid and temperate
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Seed and cuttings
Planting
Full sun; one of the few emu bushes that copes with heavy, occasionally wet soil.
Pruning
Prune by up to a third after flowering to keep it dense.
Care
Water only in long dry spells. No feeding needed.
Where it comes from
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Order
- Lamiales
- Native to
- New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria
- Natural range
- Floodplains and creek banks of inland eastern Australia.
Where to buy
Specialist native nurseries.
We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.
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Further reading
- Eremophila bignoniiflora on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)
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