''Westringia fruticosa'', the coastal rosemary or coastal westringia, is a shrub that grows near the coast in eastern Australia.

Description

The flowers are white, hairy and have the upper petal divided into two lobes. They also have orange-to-purply spots on their bottom half. This shrub is very tough and grows on cliffs right next to the ocean.

Cultivation

The plant's tolerance to a variety of soils, the neatly whorled leaves and all-year flowering make it very popular in cultivation.Gardening Europe
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Gallery

File:Westringia_fruticosa_habitat.jpg, Growing on exposed cliffs in Coogee, Sydney File:Westringia_fruticosa_habit.jpg File:Westringia_fruticosa_01.jpg

References

fruticosa Flora of New South Wales Lamiales of Australia Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Willdenow Plants described in 1797 {{Lamiaceae-stub