Emerging Aussies

Eremophila hygrophana

Many Australian plants love Arizona's climate, and local nurseries are providing more and more to choose from as time goes by. My garden has a lot of Australian natives, and several more Aussie plants began to bloom this week. In the past couple of weeks, Emu 'Valentine' and Yellow Emu shrubs started flowering, (shown in previous posts) and here are the rest.

I planted this E. hygrophana earlier this year, and although it looked a bit bedraggled in the heat of summer, I still think the silvery foliage and pale purple flowers make it one of the most attractive of the many Emu plants available to us in the low desert of Arizona. You can read more about this plant here.

Callistemon viminalis 'Little John'

Little John flowers are starting to emerge after a period of dormancy. We've had showers in the past week, and that has helped these small shrubs look their best. The fuzzy leaves are great dust collectors. See this previous post for more information on this shrub, and to see it in full bloom.

Acacia salicina

The honey-fragranced puffball flowers of my three Acacia trees are perfuming my garden again. These trees have several problems, but their wonderful smell isn't a problem at all! Read more about the pros and cons of this tree here.