Westringia fruticosa

Westringia fruticosa, the coastal rosemary or coastal westringia, is a shrub that grows near the coast in eastern Australia.[1]

Westringia fruticosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Westringia
Species:
W. fruticosa
Binomial name
Westringia fruticosa
(Willd.) Druce

Description

The flowers are white, hairy and have the upper petal divided into two lobes. They also have orange-to-purply spots on their bottom half. This shrub is very tough and grows on cliffs right next to the ocean.

Cultivation

The plant's tolerance to a variety of soils, the neatly whorled leaves and all-year flowering make it very popular in cultivation.[2][3] It (or its cultivar(s)) is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

  • Growing on exposed cliffs in Coogee, Sydney
    Growing on exposed cliffs in Coogee, Sydney

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ANBG - Growing native plants
  3. Gardening Europe
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