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Lamiaceae
Coast Rosemary
Westringia fruticosa
Coastal endurance.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Westringia
- Native to
- Australia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 3-5 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy, coastal
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Despite closely resembling rosemary in appearance, coast rosemary is not edible and is not related to true rosemary.
- It blooms nearly year-round in mild climates, producing a continuous display of small white to pale blue flowers.
- Coast rosemary is extremely salt-tolerant and thrives in coastal gardens where salt spray would damage most plants.
- The plant is native to the coastal cliffs of New South Wales, Australia.
- It can be pruned into formal hedges, topiaries, or left to grow into a natural rounded mound.
Color meanings
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remembrance
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fidelity
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endurance