Detail
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Westringia rigida
Stiff Westringia
Notes

Uses: Ornamental feature plant in native landscapes or as background plants in larger mixed plantings. Can be used as a screen, barrier or informal hedge.
Suitable for areas of low maintenance and traffic due to its prickly foliage.
Attracts native birds and insects for food and habitat refuge, caterpillar plant food.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

:NW: North Western   
:NU: Nullarbor   
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EA: Eastern   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.3-0.5m
  • Spread 0.8-1m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Lamiaceae
  • Botanical Name Westringia rigida
  • Common Name Stiff Westringia
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, WA,
  • Habit Erect, Compact, Rigid
  • Landscape Coastal footslopes, Footslopes, Plains, 2nd line coast
  • Soil Texture Loam, Sand
  • pH Alkaline
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Heavy frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour White
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Flower Type Fan-shaped
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental, Screen, Hedge
  • Form Low shrub (Up to 1.2m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region