Fwd: Re: Eremophila info

Hello all.  Finally, a question comes up about a plant with which I've had 
some experience!--  I too purchased an Eremophila from Home Depot, about 
two years ago.  We haven't had any frost since then, so I can't give an 
opinion about its frost tolerance.  But, mine is thriving in a rather harsh 
environment.  I've never watered it in the winter, rarely in the fall, and 
only when I remember (once every three weeks) in hot summer weather.  It 
grows under a tall loquat tree, so it gets a little shade, in very sandy 
soil, held in place on a small hillside with rocks, so drainage is 
excellent.  It hasn't grown very much, but that's probably due to the water 
stress I put it under in the summer.

Lyn Olsson
San Diego



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>From: John Atkinson <johna@mech.eng.usyd.edu.au>
>Subject: Re: Eremophila info
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>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.
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