Coastal Rosemary
Westringia fruticosa
Westringia Fruticosa, commonly known as Coastal Rosemary or Native Rosemary, is a tough and highly popular Australian native evergreen shrub. It features narrow, grey-green leaves with white felted undersides, and produces delicate white or light-mauve flowers almost year-round. It is widely used for coastal landscaping and hedges.
Native Origin & Climate
Coastal cliffs and sandy shores of eastern Australia. Incredibly resilient to sea spray, salt wind, and dry soils.
Expert Pruning Tip
Prune lightly after main flowering flushes to maintain a dense, compact shape. Excellent for trimming into formal balls or low hedges.
In-Situ Environment
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Botanical Blueprint
Localized Australian Care Taxonomy
Beginner Friendly. Extremely hardy, drought-tolerant, frost-tolerant, and low-maintenance once established.
Full sun to part shade. Best in full sun to maintain a tight growth form and maximize flowering density.
Low. Water regularly to establish. Once established, it requires very little water and thrives on natural rainfall.
Extremely adaptable. Thrives in sandy, rocky, or clay soils, provided drainage is excellent. Avoid heavy, waterlogged soils.
Extremely tolerant of wind, coastal salt spray, heat, and moderate frost. Perfect for exposed garden beds.
Semi-hardwood cuttings. Take cuttings in summer and root them in a sandy propagation mix.
Dense, rounded, and bushy. Fine-textured grey-green foliage with small, starry white flowers throughout the year.
Exposed coastal gardens, low boundary hedges, native rockeries, or large sunny balcony pots.
Outdoor
Safe:Safe for pets and children. Non-toxic, although the leaves are not culinary rosemary and should not be eaten.
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