Eremophila macdonnellii (MacDonnells Desert Fuchsia)

Eremophila macdonnellii (culivated, labelled) Geelong Botanic Gardens, 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.

PLANT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Eremophila macdonnellii in Australia

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Common Name
MacDonnells Desert Fuchsia

Description
MacDonnell's Desert Fuchsia is small spreading shrub. The leaves are small and thick and covered in short hairs. It has solitary pink to purple flowers produced on long stalks in winter, spring and summer.

Distribution
Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia,

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 0.5 - 2
Spread (m): 2 - 5
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay, limestone
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: resistant
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 250
Flower Colour: purple
Flower Season: spring, summer

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Propagation
cuttings

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Myoporaceae
Genus:	Eremophila
Species:	macdonnellii
Common Name:	MacDonnells Desert Fuchsia

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