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Eucalyptus laeliae – Ghost Gum

Eucalyptus laeliae – Ghost Gum

A medium sized tree with a lovely smooth white trunk and masses of white flowers in summer. It grows around 10-20 metres high and 6 metres wide, and makes a lovely stately shade tree for parks and larger landscaping areas....

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Eucalyptus erythrocorys – Illyarrie

Eucalyptus erythrocorys – Illyarrie

A small to medium sized mallee gum tree growing from 4-8 metres tall, with outstanding large golden yellow flowers in late summer to early autumn. The buds are equally attractive, being bright red, and the following gum nuts...

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Eremophila youngii – Emu Bush

Eremophila youngii – Emu Bush

This is an upright shrub to 3 metres tall and 2 metres wide, with red to pink flowers that birds love to visit. The main flowering occurs in winter and spring, with sporadic blooms for the rest of the year. One of the...

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Eremophila veronica – Emu Bush

Eremophila veronica – Emu Bush

A spreading, upright shrub to a metre high and wide, with masses of mauve flowers with spotted throats in autumn. Bird attracting. Native to arid inland areas in Western Australia, this plant needs good drainage and a...

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Eremophila veneta – Emu Bush

Eremophila veneta – Emu Bush

A low growing shrub from the arid south west of Western Australia, with silvery flowers in spring. Bird attracting. A tough plant for hot dry areas, it needs a sunny spot in free draining soil, and dislikes humidity....

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Eremophila subfloccosa – Emu Bush

Eremophila subfloccosa – Emu Bush

A low growing, spreading and dense shrub from dry desert areas in Western Australia, noted for the interesting felty grey green foliage. It is long flowering from winter to summer, and is bird attracting. The prolific...

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Eremophila racemosa – Emu Bush

Eremophila racemosa – Emu Bush

This is an upright shrub to around a metre tall and wide, with either red-purple or white and yellow flowers with a two toned effect. The flowers are attractive to birds and various insects, and appear mainly in...

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Eremophila pterocarpa – Emu Bush

Eremophila pterocarpa – Emu Bush

This emu bush is an attractive small to large shrub with grey foliage and orange, yellow or pink tubular shaped flowers in winter to spring. They are attractive to birds and insects. Need well drained soil and low...

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Eremophila polyclada – Emu Bush

Eremophila polyclada – Emu Bush

This is a medium sized, rather open shrub with pale mauve to white flowers, with the throats interestingly spotted with brown.  It is one of the larger flowered Eremophilas. They can flower throughout the year, but...

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Eremophila platycalyx – Emu Bush

Eremophila platycalyx – Emu Bush

This variable shrub is native to the arid areas of Western Australia. It has an open shrubby habit, grey foliage and cream, yellow, pink or purple flowers from winter to summer. They are nectar rich and attractive to...

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Eremophila glabra – Tar Bush

Eremophila glabra – Tar Bush

A variable low growing to medium sized shrub, with red, orange or yellow tubular flowers from autumn through to summer. It has grey green open foliage. Naturally occurring in inland arid areas through most states of...

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Eremophila divaricata – Emu Bush

Eremophila divaricata – Emu Bush

This ornamental shrub has mauve to pink flowers with beautifully spotted throats through spring and summer. The foliage is fine and responds well to pruning. Frost and drought tolerant, but dislikes excess humidity. Plant in...

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Eremophila decussata – Emu Bush

Eremophila decussata – Emu Bush

Eremophila decussata is a low spreading shrub with mauve tubular flowers and grey green leaves. It is from the desert area of Western Australia, and naturally grows on poor soils. It dislikes too much humidity. For...

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Eremophila cuneifolia – Emu Bush

Eremophila cuneifolia – Emu Bush

Eremophila cuneifolia is a low spreading dense shrub with masses of attractive mauve-purple to pink flowers. It is native to arid regions of Western Australia, naturally growing on clay soils and stony areas. The leaves are...

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Eremophila arachnoides – Emu Bush

Eremophila arachnoides – Emu Bush

An open shrub to 3 metres tall, which has purple blue and white flowers in spring. Native to desert areas of Western Australia, so is very drought tolerant. Dislikes excess humidity. For more information on the subject...

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Dryandra formosa – Showy Dryandra

Dryandra formosa – Showy Dryandra

A medium to large shrub with large and beautiful flowers of yellow or orange in spring, which make great cut flowers. Best in Mediterranean and temperate climates, with dry summers, as it is shorter lived in more humid climates. Needs a well drained soil and full sun...

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Dryandra ferruginea

Dryandra ferruginea

This slow growing shrub is now known as Banksia rufa. The flowers are cream and yellow and are surrounded by brown bracts, like a protea, and appear all through spring. There are a few forms, from prostrate to rounded shrubby habits. Grows best in full sun and well...

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Disphyma crassifolia – Pig Face

Disphyma crassifolia – Pig Face

A really useful, tough ground cover, this creeping succulent plant has numerous purple, pink or violet flowers for most of the year. The foliage can be green to red-brown in heat, and it is fast growing. Especially tolerant of saline conditions, and grows on a wide...

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