Re: Eremophila info
At 20:11 Saturday 14/10/00 -0700, Julie wrote:
>>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 -- 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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>Nan Sterman
I too haven't had any luck with them -- I put it down to our wet summers
here on the east coast of Oz.
Your climate sounds just like that of SW Australia where most (all?)
Eremophila come from -- hot and dry in summer with frosts in winter. I
believe they need excellent drainage, so I'd go for sand rather than
clay. Fungi attacking the roots may be a problem. As for size, they're
mostly small shrubs.
John.
