Botanical Name: Westringia fruticosa (w. rosmarinifolius)
Common Name: Australian rosemary, Coast rosemary
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a medium-sized, fairly dense plant with many slender stems and small foliage forming a full mounded shape
Height 3' - 6'
Spread equal or more
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers full sun - can tolerate some shade at inland sites
Soil thrives in well-drained soils; avoid wet clay habitats
Hardiness hardy (zones 15-17, 18-24): best-adapted to warm coastal sites
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, crowded on stem (mostly whorled), small - narrowly elliptic to nearly linear, 1/2" long; dark green above, silvery gray beneath, with revolute margins
Flowers white, 5-petaled, 1/2"-1" across, both terminal and axillary; mostly solitary; March - May and intermittently thru warm months
Fruit a tiny capsule
 
Propagation:
softwood cuttings
 
Usage:
a low to medium-sized filler; appearance is very similar to true Rosemary - good for its informal mounded shape and white flowers; dry-climate theme gardens
 
Landscape Care:
Watering an occasional deep soak - avoid excessive watering if grown in heavy clay soils
Fertilizing little required after establishment
Pruning selectively head back to control size and promote a low compact form; can be lightly sheared
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other can tolerate coastal salt spray
 
Origin: Eastern Australia
Family: Fabaceae

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