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Flowering lignum Eremophila polyclada
When it flowers
- January, flowering
- February, flowering
- March, not flowering
- April, not flowering
- May, not flowering
- June, not flowering
- July, not flowering
- August, not flowering
- September, flowering
- October, flowering
- November, flowering
- December, flowering
Tangled, almost leafless-looking shrub with large white flowers, at home on floodplains.
A dense, twiggy shrub from inland floodplains with fine green stems and large white tubular flowers spotted with purple inside. It copes with flooding, clay and long droughts, and its tangle of stems shelters small birds.
In the garden
- Flowers
- Large white tubular flowers with purple spots inside.
- Leaves
- Fine, narrow green leaves on dense, tangled stems.
- Attracts
- Birds, pollinating insects and shelter for small wildlife
Growing conditions
- Climate
- Arid and semi-arid and temperate
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sandy, loam and clay
- Drainage
- Copes with occasional wet
- Frost
- Moderate frost
- Water
- Very drought tolerant
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Cuttings
Planting
Full sun; copes with heavy clay and occasional flooding.
Pruning
Little pruning needed. Trim to shape after flowering.
Care
Water only in long dry spells. No feeding needed.
Where it comes from
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Order
- Lamiales
- Native to
- New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria
- Natural range
- Floodplains and heavy clay soils 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 polyclada on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)
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