Westringia fruticosa

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Phylogeny & links to associated information

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Plant  information

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:         

•  x

Stem & branches:  

•  x

Roots:         

• x

Habit:        

• x 

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