Plant Profile

Westringia fruitcosa (Coast Rosemary)

Westringia fruitcosa (Coast Rosemary) looks like Rosemary without the nice fragrance in the leaves. It is native to Australia. It is a dense evergreen shrub reaching maximum of 1.5 m in height. Leaves are in whorls on silvery stems, the linear green or gray-green leaves have white undersides. The white or pale blue flowers appear all year long in the warm climate. Bees loves this flower. Plants are upright when young, more spreading with age .It is highly tolerant of salt spray and drought. It needs full sun and well drained soil. Used as a border, or in xeriscaping. It may be invasive in some sites.

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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French Name: Weistringia ou Westringia, Romarin d'australie

Pronunciation: west-RING-ee-uh froo-tih-KOH-suh
Plant type: Shrub
Origin: Australia
Heat Zones: 9 to 12

Hardiness Zones: 9 to 13
Uses: Specimen, Mass Planting, Wildlife
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate

Tree Shape: Round

Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

Canopy Density: Medium

Canopy Texture: Medium

Height at Maturity: 1 to 1.5 m

Spread at Maturity: Less than 50 cm

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Whorled

Leaf Venation: Nearly Invisible

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: Less than 5

Leaf Margins: Entire

Leaf Texture: Rough

Leaf Scent: Pleasant

Color(growing season): Green

Color(changing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: 1.5 - 3

Flower Type: Solitary

Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

Flower Scent: Pleasant (Sweet)

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Seasons: Spring, Summer
Trunk

Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked
Fruit

Fruit Showiness: No

Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Fruit Color: Black

Seasons: Spring, Summer

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: No

Heat Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Yes
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Neutral, Alkaline

Water Requirements: Moderate, Low

Light Requirements: Full
Management

Invasive Potential: Yes

Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

Surface Rooting: No

Life Span: Less than 25

Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting