Garden Forwardshrub
Emu bush
Eremophila glabra
Growing guidance
Horticultural figures below are practitioner estimates for planning, pending expert review. The botanical record further down is sourced and verifiable.
Current-climate suitability
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Sun
Full sun
Soil moisture
free-draining, average
Heat tolerance
Up to about 47°C
Cold tolerance
Down to about -4°C
Waterlogging tolerance
1/5
Drought tolerance
5/5
Mature size
0.5–1.5 m tall, 1.5 m spread
Seasonal interest
Most of the year · Red to yellow
Maintenance
low
Wildlife supported
General wildlife value 4/5 (verified species relationships are shown only where structured data exists)
Known risks or warnings
Collapses with regular irrigation or heavy soil.
Toxicity: none
Verified botanical record
- Accepted scientific name
- Eremophila glabra (R.Br.) Ostenf.
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae (Lamiales)
- Rank and status
- species · accepted
- GBIF record
- Taxon 6034547
Eremophila glabra, commonly known as tar bush, is a plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is sometimes a low, ground-hugging and sometimes an erect shrub. The leaves are variable in size and shape and there is a range of flower colours. In spite of its scientific name, not all forms of the plant are glabrous but most have many small, raised glands on the stems, flowers and leaves.
Description from Wikipedia — Eremophila glabra (CC BY-SA), shortened and unedited in substance.
Native status and geographic context
- United Kingdom: climate-suitable
- United States: climate-suitable
- Australia: native
Native status is never inferred from climate similarity. Plants restricted or invasive in a jurisdiction are excluded from recommendations there.
Demonstration data. Climate, plant and retailer records shown here are realistic samples awaiting horticultural validation and live data connections.