Westringia fruticosa
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Common name: The coastal rosemary or coastal westringia
Conservation status: unkown
Etymology:
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Flowers:
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.
Fruit:
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Leaves:
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Stem & branches:
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Roots:
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Habit:
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Habitat:
This shrub is very tough and grows on cliffs right next to the ocean
Distribution:
It is a shrub that grows near the coast in eastern Australia
Additional notes:
Cultivation
The plant's tolerance to a variety of soils, the neatly whorled leaves and all-year flowering make it very popular in cultivation
It (or its cultivar(s)) is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit