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Eremophila is a genus of more than 270 species of plants in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae all of which are endemic to mainland Australia. Some species have common names including emu bush , poverty bush or fuchsia bush , [ 2 ] reflecting the belief that emus eat the fruit, their arid environment or a superficial resemblance to the ...
Eremophila maculata is a low spreading shrub, which usually grows to less than 2.5 metres (8 ft) tall. Its leaves range in size from 3.8 millimetres (0.1 in) to 45 millimetres (2 in) long and 0.5–18 millimetres (0.02–0.7 in) wide, and range from almost thread-like to almost circular but are nearly always glabrous and always lack teeth or serrations on the edges.
The following is a list of the species in the genus Eremophila (figwort family, Scrophulariaceae) accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at 20 April 2019, apart from E. sericea and E. xantholaema, recently described species in the journal Nuytsia [4] but not yet assessed: [5]
Finally, inspect every plant for pests before bringing them indoors. Outdoors, pests are kept in check by natural parasites and predators . A spray off from the hose can help dislodge hitchhikers.
In Western Australia, food preferences have been observed in travelling emus; they eat seeds from Acacia aneura until the rains arrive, after which they move on to fresh grass shoots and caterpillars; in winter they feed on the leaves and pods of Cassia and in spring, they consume grasshoppers and the fruit of Santalum acuminatum, a sort of ...
Eremophila hygrophana, also known as the blue emu bush, [2] is a flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is an erect, compact shrub with crowded, grey leaves and violet to purple flowers and is found in South Australia and Western Australia .
The more light, the more water your plant may need in winter, especially if in warm direct sunlight in a south-facing window. Average temperature in your home. The warmer you keep your house, the ...
You can plant bulbs outdoors in winter so long as the ground hasn't frozen. "Ideally, you’d like to get them in several weeks before the ground freezes because they will be actively putting down ...