Detail
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Eremophila oppositifolia
Twin Leafed Emu Bush
Notes

Uses: Hardy Eremophila suitable for harsher inland conditions but can be successful in a variety of locations. Useful as a bird attracting ornamental feature plant or a low screen. Flowers range from cream to red appearing in late autumn and spring with the tubular calyx being retained on the plant for some time.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.


:LE: Lake Eyre   
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EA: Eastern   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-round Round
  • Height 4-5m
  • Spread 1-3m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Myoporaceae
  • Botanical Name Eremophila oppositifolia
  • Common Name Twin Leafed Emu Bush
  • Origin SA
  • Habit Rounded
  • Landscape Desert dunes, Plains
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Cream, Pink
  • Flowering Time Winter, Spring, Summer
  • Foliage Green
  • Flower Type Tubular
  • Purpose Ornamental, Screen
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Trunk Fissured
  • Form Small Tree (Up to 7m)