Re: Fwd: Re: Eremophila info
Lyn Olsson wrote:
>
> 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
And my guess is that the water-stressed summer, plus the very
well-drained sandy site, is just what has allowed it to survive.
The mention of a sandy soil also reminds me that the majority of
Australian soils are low in nutrients, particularly phosphate, so plants
from that part of the world are happiest in very lean soils.
Moira
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata (near Wellington, capital city of New Zealand)
