Re: Eremophila info


>I just bought a gallon pot of a yellow Eremophila labeled "spotted emu bush"
>at the local Home Base.  Would it do better in clay soil or sand?  My garden
>is wet in winter and freezes (down to about 28 deg. F. most years; about 50
>inches of rain).  In summer it's very hot (often above 100 deg. F. for a
>week or two at a time) and dry.  What can you tell me about this plant?  How
>big will it get, presuming it lives and grows?
>**************************
>Julie Kierstead Nelson
>Redding, far northern inland California, USA
>USDA zone 9, Sunset zones 7/9 margin
>****HOT summers****

Julie -- here in San Diego, I find these to be extremely short lived. 
or, maybe I just don't know how to grow them.  I've overwatered them 
and they seem to shrivel in any kind of freeze.  I don't expect it to 
do well for you, but who knows!  Give it a try!
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