Eremophila nivea (Silky Eremophila)

Eremophila nivea, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, 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.

SILKY EREMOPHILA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Eremophila nivea in Australia

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Common Name
Silky Eremophila

Description
The Silky Eremophila is an upright open shrub. It is whitish-grey and hairy. Produces blue, purple, or violet tubular flowers from late winter to mid spring

Distribution
Western Australia

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 0.5 - 2
Spread (m): 0.3 - 1.5
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay, limestone
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 450
Flower Colour: purple
Flower Season: spring, summer

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Myoporaceae
Genus:	Eremophila
Species:	nivea
Common Name:	Silky Eremophila

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