Plant Profile Sheet/ Recognise Plants

Family: Lamiaceae (the mints)

Botanical Name:

Westringia fruticosa

Common Name/s: Coastal Rosemary Number of species: Country of origin: Australia coastal , NSW, Vic, North to Qld

Cultivars: Wynabbie Gem Mauve 2 x 1.5 mtr, mauve flowers ; Morning Light variegated; Mundi ground cover .4x 1.5, layers; Smokey grey leaf; Zena Jervis Bay Glabra Cadabra all mauve cultivars Tree or shrub etc Evergreen or Deciduous etc Growth Habit Dimensions at Maturity Shape Height x Width 1x2 Bun Shrub Drawing/Photo

Type Simple Leaves

Shape

Arrangement

Margin

Colour /Other

Entire; recurved Dark above, grey under Shape Bi-labiate, inflorescence Solitary Season/months Colour/Other White with purple throat spots

Perfume nil Flowers

Culture Uses Climate and Aspect Soils Maintenance Propagation

Fruit

Nutlet held within calyx tube Specimen; coastal; hardy; hedge; Full sun;

Well drained Tip prune to refresh; Semi harwood cuttings Autumn

Written Notes: A compact heavily foliaged shrub which lives for approx. 10 yrs in our climate; many new cultivars; heavily used in Landscape for our area and coast