Eremophila glabra or the Emu Bush is a small, bushy, evergreen shrub native to the semi-arid and arid areas of mainland Australia.
It is an attractive low growing shrub grown for is foliage which often has a silver appearance and its pretty flowers.
The stems are erect and have a downy silver to white appearance.
The leaves are small to medium in size and lanceolate in shape. The leaves of some varieties also have a tiny hairs giving the foliage that silvery appearance.
The flowers are small, tubular in shape consisting of five petals and depending on the variety can be red, yellow or green.
These are not showy flowers as are borne singularly in the leaf axis along each stem and so can be hidden by the foliage.
Eremophila glabra is a variable species and will grow best in drier areas with low summer humidity and rainfall.