Eremophila decipiens (Slender Fuchsia)

Eremophila decipiens (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.

SLENDER FUCHSIA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Eremophila decipiens in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

Common Name
Slender Fuchsia

Description
The Slender Fuchsia is shrub with narrow green leaves and red or orange flowers in winter and spring.

Distribution
South Australia, Western Australia,

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 0.3 - 1
Spread (m): 1 - 2
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay, limestone
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: resistant
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 400
Flower Colour: red
Flower Season: spring, summer

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Myoporaceae
Genus:	Eremophila
Species:	decipiens
Common Name:	Slender Fuchsia

Relatives in same Genus
  Eremophila abietina
  Eremophila alternifolia
  Eremophila bignoniiflora
  Eremophila bowmanii
  Eremophila brevifolia
  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