Eremophila bignoniiflora (Bignonia Emu-bush)

Eremophila bignoniiflora (cultivated, unlabelled) Clayton, Victoria, Australia

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Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

BIGNONIA EMU-BUSH FACTS

distribution map showing range of Eremophila bignoniiflora in Australia

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Common Name
Bignonia Emu-bush

Description
The Bignonia Emu-bush is a shrub or small tree with narrow green leaves and cream tubular flowers with small purple spots inside. Flowers in spring and summer.

Distribution
South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria., New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory,

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 3 - 4
Spread (m): 3 - 4
Soil Texture: loam, clay, limestone
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: resistant
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 350
Flower Colour: cream
Flower Season: spring, summer

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Wildlife Interest
attracts honeyeaters

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Myoporaceae
Genus:	Eremophila
Species:	bignoniiflora
Common Name:	Bignonia Emu-bush

Relatives in same Genus
  Eremophila abietina
  Eremophila alternifolia
  Eremophila bowmanii
  Eremophila brevifolia
  Eremophila decipiens
  Eremophila divaricata
  Eremophila glabra 'Murchison Magic'
  Eremophila hygrophana
  Eremophila laanii
  Eremophila longifolia
  Eremophila macdonnellii
  Eremophila nivea
  Eremophila oldfieldii ssp oldfieldii
  Eremophila oppositifolia
  Eremophila scoparia
  Eremophila subteretifolia