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Slender Emu-bush

Eremophila decipiens
Slender Emu-bush
Image by: Kevin Sparrow

A small ornamental shrub with bright green sticky pointed tip leaves, with tubular bright red flowers that grows to one metre. This shrub can be grown in garden beds or containers, it does however require well drained soils. It can be grown in full sun to part shade and will tolerate dry periods. This shrub will attract nectar eating birds to the garden and will  benefit from occasional tip pruning to keep it dense and bushy. 

Form
Shrub
Height
0.5-1m
Flowering Time
  • Spring
Plant Origin
Native
Maintenance
  • Low
Light
  • Sun
  • Part Shade
Water Requirement
Low
Tolerates
  • Sandy Soil
  • Dry conditions
  • Some Coastal Exposure
Biodiversity Benefits
  • Birds
  • Nectar and Pollen
Natural Occurence
WA
Bush Tucker Plant
No