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Long-leaved westringia Westringia longifolia
When it flowers
- January, not flowering
- February, not flowering
- March, not flowering
- April, not flowering
- May, not flowering
- June, flowering
- July, flowering
- August, flowering
- September, flowering
- October, flowering
- November, flowering
- December, not flowering
Fine-leaved westringia with white to mauve flowers through winter and spring.
A slender, upright shrub from creek banks in NSW, with long, narrow leaves and small white to pale mauve flowers. Faster and softer-looking than coastal rosemary, and copes with damp soil.
In the garden
- Flowers
- Small white to pale mauve flowers.
- Attracts
- Pollinating insects and butterflies
- Leaves
- Long, very narrow, bright green leaves in whorls.
Growing conditions
- Climate
- Subtropical and temperate
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Sandy, loam and clay
- Drainage
- Copes with occasional wet
- Frost
- Moderate frost
- Water
- Some dry spells
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Cuttings
Planting
Sun or part shade. Space 1 m apart for a hedge.
Pruning
Clip after flowering; it takes regular trimming.
Care
No feeding needed. Water through the first summer, then only in long dry spells.
Where it comes from
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Order
- Lamiales
- Native to
- New South Wales
- Natural range
- Creek banks and rocky gullies of the NSW tablelands and coast.
Where to buy
Specialist native nurseries.
We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.
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Further reading
- Westringia longifolia on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)
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