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Eremophila arbuscula is a small, tree-like desert shrub from the Grey Range in south-west Queensland, Australia, grown for its silvery-grey foliage and fragrant flowers. It is drought tolerant and grows best in full sun with excellent drainage.
Eremophila arbuscula is a plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to part of the Grey Range in the south-west of Queensland in Australia. It is a small tree with rough bark and long, soft, silvery-grey leaves which have an unpleasant odour when crushed.
This eremophila is an impressive large shrub in garden situations with its trunk giving the appearance of an old, gnarled tree with fissured bark, even when relatively young. Its silvery-grey leaves and massed, scented flowers are a highlight in summer. It can be grown form seed and cuttings, although with difficulty and is often grafted onto Myoporum species. It will grow in most situations and is drought resistant and reasonably frost tolerant.
This eremophila is only known from the Grey Range in the Warrego district in Queensland, where it grows on stony ridges in woodland.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
