Flooded Gum
Flooded Gum is an easy-to-grow, large tree with subtle grey-green foliage and small flowers. Flooded Gum provide sensational habitat value for a wide range of wildlife.
Noongar Name: Kulurda
Scientific Name: Eucalyptus rudis
Other common names: River Gum, Swamp Gum
Performance: Easy to grow
Size: Large tree with a maximum height up to 20m
Flower: White
Flowering Time: Makuru – Djilba (Jul – Sep)
Natural Distribution: Grows locally in the Perth region
- Eucalyptus rudis (CC BY 4.0) Russell Cumming
- Eucalyptus rudis (CC BY-NC 4.0) overlander
- Eucalyptus rudis (CC BY 4.0) Ian McMaster
- Eucalyptus rudis – (CC) Jason Pitman
- Eucalyptus rudis – Friends of Queens Park
- Eucalyptus rudis – (CC) Jason Pitman
- Eucalyptus rudis – (CC) Jason Pitman
Growing at a Glance
See Growing Guide for more detail
Position: Adaptable to sunny and light-shade positions
Watering: A waterwise, drought-hardy plant.
Feeding: Fertiliser not required.
Pruning: Generally not needed.
Growing Guide
Invited Guests
This provides habitat for Invertebrates, Birds, Reptiles, Frogs, and Mammals
- Habitat and Food for Invertebrates
- Habitat and Food for Birds
- Habitat and Food for Reptiles
- Habitat for Frogs
- Habitat and Food for Mammals