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Westringia fruticosa 'Smokie'
Coastal Rosemary, Native Rosemary
Notes

Uses: A hardy contrasting foliage plant. Plant singly as a background plant in wider verges, nature strips and streetscapes or grouped as an informal hedge or barrier. Suitable for parks, reserves, wider roadside plantings.
Responds to light pruning.
Attracts birds, native butterflies and insects, caterpillar food plant, habitat for small birds.

  • Height 0.8-1m
  • Spread 1-1.5m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Lamiaceae
  • Botanical Name Westringia fruticosa 'Smokie'
  • Common Name Coastal Rosemary, Native Rosemary
  • Habit Compact, Rounded
  • Landscape Coast, Coastal footslopes, Footslopes, Hills, Plains, 2nd line coast
  • Soil Texture Loam
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost, Salt spray
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour White
  • Flowering Time Summer
  • Flower Type Fan-shaped
  • Purpose Ornamental, Habitat, Screen, Hedge
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Low shrub (Up to 1.2m)