The small flowers occur in the leaf axils and are usually pale mauve but white and blue forms are also found.

Lightly prune after flowering to maintain shape and promote fresh new growth.

Lyndal is a Life Member of the Australian Plants Society Canberra Region Inc. and a member of APS NSW. But mainly how to grow a Winter Apple Having large silvery-green 'silky' leaves and amazing purple-blue tubular flowers makes this an amazing specimen in any garden.

It is a shrub with its branches and leaves covered with a thick layer of yellow to grey hairs, mostly egg-shaped leaves and deep lilac-coloured to purple flowers..5-2.5 metres 5lt

The main flowering period is summer but spasmodic flowering may occur at other times.

Ideally suited to low-maintenance, native and waterwise gardens, it thrives in full sun positions with well drained soil and will tolerate periods of drought once established. Included with each plant is a small satchel of controlled release native fertiliser and also a small quantity of wetting agent. 'Silky Bells' is great for creating that 'colour contrast' and can be made a focal point in a prime position. The main flowering period is summer but spasmodic flowering may occur at other times. They are about 1cm in diameter, green in colour with pink or reddish tones.Tree Information on growing, planting, pruning, maintenance, ripening, taste, pick or bonsai tips.

During spring they are covered with masses of dainty, pink to purple tubulate flowers surrounded by bright bracts. A reliable ground cover for many areas. A number of honeyeater species have a preference for nectar from Eremophila flowers and various parrots and cockatoos like their seeds. It can grow to be 2m tall buts tends to grow to a lesser height in cultivation. Eremophila cuneifolia is a small spreading shrub native to the arid and semi-arid areas of Western Australia. Attractive blue flowers are produced from Winter through to early Spring and are tubular in shape with a pale, spotted throat. Having large silvery-green 'silky' leaves and amazing purple-blue tubular flowers makes this an amazing specimen in any garden. Eremophila alternifolia x maculata Thuderbolt Dense, evergreen native shrub.

5lt APS SOUTH AUSTRALIA - PLANT SALE Those who have attended the South Australian APS Plant Sale will how what a range of species the memher- growers in this state produce for sale twice a year. APS Yarra Yarra Group's Native Plant & Book Sale is the first of the APS Autumn plant sales - coming up on Saturday 13th April, 10am to 4pm at Senior Citizen's Centre, 903 Main Road, Eltham. It will also do well in cottage gardens, courtyards and mass plantings. This very attractive Eremophila is native to Western Australia. The fleshy fruits that appear in autumn are perhaps the most attractive feature of the plant.

Plant is supplied in a 50mm square 120mm high root training forestry tube.

The flowers, which bloom from autumn until spring will attract nectar feeding birds. Apply native slow release fertilizer as required. Opening time on BOTH days is loam: closing time on Saturday is 5pm, and on Sunday, 4pm. The Autumn Sale will be held in the Adelaide Show Grounds on the weekend of 3" & 4& May. This very attractive Eremophila is native to Western Australia.

Severe frosts may damage the plant but it will often recover quickly once the weather warms up. “ Eremophila splendens rare native plant & fertiliser & wetting agent. The fleshy fruits that appear in autumn are perhaps the most attractive feature of the plant. Lyndal Thorburn is leader of the Eremophila Study Group (ESG), which was founded in South Australia in 1986, under the auspices of the Australian Native Plant Society of Australia (ANPSA).

The small flowers occur in the leaf axils and are usually pale mauve but white and blue forms are also found.

She became leader of the ESG in 2015. Well suited to a range of soils provided drainage is reasonable, and is best located in a sunny position. Severe frosts may damage the plant but it will often recover quickly once the weather warms up. There is a whole family of plants called Eremophila, comprising shrubs and trees of various sizes, with flowers of various colours, all of which are called "Emu-bushes". Ideally suited to low-maintenance, native and waterwise gardens, it thrives in full sun positions with well drained soil and will tolerate periods of drought once established.

Eremophila mackinlayi, commonly known as desert pride, is a flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.