Woody > Eremophila > Eremophila calorhabdos > Eremophila calorhabdos
Eremophila calorhabdos
Red Rot, Spiked Eremophila
Origin: Endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.
| Family |
| Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus |
| Eremophila |
| Species |
| calorhabdos |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| Height |
| 1 - 4 m |
| Spread |
| 1 - 1.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Hedge, screen and windbreak. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Dry, well-drained soils with a pH of neutral and alkaline. Prefers sandy, loamy and sandy loam soils. Drought resistant. Tolerates light frost. |
| Shape |
| Upright, erect and column-shaped. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Single vertical branch or few branches that can reach 2.5 m in height. The branches are covered in hairs. |
| Leaf Description |
| Crowded and overlapping, arranged spirally. 13 - 24 mm long and 5 - 12 mm wide and elliptic to egg-shaped with small, fine teeth along the edges. |
| Flower Description |
| Borne singly in leaf axils on a stalk thats 2 - 3 mm long. 5 triangular sepals that are 2 - 4 mm long. The petals are 20 - 25 mm long and joined at the lower end to form a tube. Petal lobes are pointed and the lowest lobe is curved backwards. |
| Fruit Description |
| Dry, oval-shaped fruit that is 6 - 7 mm long. |
| Colour Description |
| The foliage is greyish-green. The branches have white hairs. The sepals are greens. The flower bus are orange but when open become a bright pink to reddish-purple. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
| Propagation |
| Softwood cuttings, semi-hardwood cuttings and hardwood cuttings. |
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