What is Emu Bush?

The term emu bush concerns the genus of plants of eremophilia, which is indigenous for the Australian continent. There are several hundred known varieties in this group. Another name for the yellow bush Emu is "aurea". These plant species can grow in height to more than 5 feet (151 centimeters) and are equally wide. These types of shrubs are very adaptable to most weather conditions, which make them perfect for growth in the desert or in arid climate.

This type of plant in spring and early summer months will hatch large tubular flowering buds. Colibrates are particularly attracted to the flowers of this plant and tend to gather and flock all around. Insects are also attracted by the smell of EMU shrubs. This is because the flowering petals of the plant are usually very colorful. Many varieties are yellow, altohough exists multicolored patterns, as well as blue and pink. As the shrub ripens and grows, it is not uncommon to notice that flowers will start to appear in different colors, depending on the type.

There are other varieties of this shrub, such as the spotted bush Emu and Valentine's Emu. Spotted emu requires very little watering and usually grows higher than yellow bush EMU. Valentine's Emu Bush is poisonous if it is used and should be placed far from small children and pets. Maturity depicts imaginative dark pink flowers and in the spring usually flowers.

There are a number of eremophilia known as Bush Fuchsia Emu Bush, named for its pulsating colorful flowers when in flowering. This plant is also known as EMU poverty. Like most others in their class, it is known that this genus produces fruit in the spring. Fruit is edible and generally consumed by wild birds.

Bush Emu is a plant producing nectar, and therefore many observers and fans of birds prefer to prefer this variety because the nectar attracts many species of birds to the garden. Another factor for many gardeners is lowMaintenance requirements of this plant. In many regions of Australia, where rainfall can be rare, this shrub can withstand and resist the most serious dry conditions and hold well in frost.