Common name: Spotted Emu Bush
Botanical name: Eremophila maculata
This evergreen shrub that reaches a size of 3' x 6'. Bears relatively dense, narrow foliage and showy, tubular light red flowers with creamy throats spotted with dark red. The petals recurve at the mouth. When in bloom, this is a very showy plant.
Common name: Palo Blanco
Botanical name: Acacia willardiana
Striking white peeling bark. Nice accent tree. Spring, fuzzy cream-colored spikes for flowers. Accpets reflected sun. Will grow slowly to 20' x 10'. Can be a great silhouette against a wall with interesting bark & wispy foliage. Native to Sonoran desert of Mexico in warm areas on hillsides. Can frost damage in cold winters.
Designer: | Wandering Dry Creek Bed |
Photographer: GardenSoft |