Eremophila hybrid ‘Mallee Lipstick’
This is a fast growing tough shrub with pink tubular flowers which attract nectar feeding birds. It blooms in autumn and winter. The growth is vigorous and ground covering, height around half a metre and spreads to around 2 metres wide. Best in full sun, drought tolerant once established. ‘Mallee Lipstick’ is a hybrid between Eremophila maculata subsp. brevifolia and eremophila glabra.
Above photographs of Eremophila ‘Mallee Lipstick’ are by Lyndal Thorburn. A portion of income from sales of ‘Mallee Lipstick’ go to the Australian Plants Society of Australia’s Eremophila Study Group, to benefit their continuing work on Eremophila.
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| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Scientific Name: | Eremophila hybrid |
| Cultivar: | Mallee Lipstick |
| Common Name: | Emu Bush |
| Plant Type: | Small shrub, Ground cover |
| Height: | 0.4 ~ 0.5 metres |
| Width: | 1 ~ 2 metre |
| Flower Colour: | Pink |
| Flowering Time: | Autumn, Winter |
| Ph Level: | Neutral |
| Soil Type: | Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam |
| Plant Environment: | Low maintenance garden, Drought resistant |
| Climate Zone: | Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean |
| Light: | Sunny |
| Growth Habit: | Evergreen, Mound-shaped |
| Lifespan: | Perennial |
| Soil Moisture: | Dry, Well-drained |
| Frost Tolerance: | Tolerates heavy frost, Tolerates light frost |
| Plant Usage: | Groundcover |
| Attracts Wildlife: | Bees, Nectar eating birds, Other insects |
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The Wildflower Place Erina – NSW
Newcastle Wildflower Nursery – NSW
Harvest Seeds And Native Plant Nursery – Sydney – NSW
Native Grace Nursery – Robertson NSW
Wariapendi Nursery – Colo Vale NSW
Sydney Wildflower Nursery – NSW
Geelong Native Plants – Victoria
Wimmera Native Nursery – Victoria
Forest Heart eco-Nursery – Maleny Queensland
Natives R Us – Traveston – Queensland
Manuka Native Nursery – South Australia
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