The photo above is a selection of Eremophila maculata ‘Wendy’ which has reddish buds which open to dark pink. Another issue is drainage which must be very good for Eremophilas.

Watering regularly on a weekly basis as our water restrictions impose on us will spell disaster for many native plants, especially those that have a form of summer dormancy. The issue that bothers many plants is over watering. Acacia acinacea Ruby Tips, Gold Dust Wattle - shrub to 2.5m - small oval leaves with red growth tips - golden ball flrs Sp-Su - heavy or light soil - frost. However, Eremophilas tend to be both hardy and adaptable. There are many plants which would come into that category. A writer in the ‘Journal’, magazine of the Australian Plants Society, South Australia, prefers to refer to plants as being ‘adaptable’ or not. A plant is described as hardy there, when I know that it is not hardy here unless it is regularly watered during the summer. Blood red, bottlebrush-like flower spikes cover this dwarf evergreen shrub from spring into summer. On the gardening programme Gardening Australia on ABC TV, the term is used by presenters in the Eastern States. Plant hardiness is a relative term, I think. The Eremophila Study Group News Letter arrived and we are being encouraged to spread the good word about Eremophilas as hardy plants.

Emu bush red frost