Detail
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Westringia fruticosa
Coastal Rosemary
Notes

Uses: A hardy foliage plant. Plant singly as a background plant or grouped as an informal hedge, feature in borders, roadside verges and raised beds. Tolerates coastal exposure and can be planted as a wind-break. Requires well-drained soils, responds to heavy pruning.
Attracts birds, native butterflies and insects, caterpillar food plant, bird habitat.

  • Height 1-2m
  • Spread 1-4m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Lamiaceae
  • Botanical Name Westringia fruticosa
  • Common Name Coastal Rosemary
  • Origin NSW
  • Habit Dense, Spreading
  • Landscape Coast, Coastal cliffs, Coastal footslopes, 2nd line coast, Plains, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost, Soil salinity, Salt spray, Coast
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour White
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Flower Type Open-petalled
  • Purpose Wind protection, Ornamental, Habitat, Screen, Hedge
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)