{"product_id":"westringia-fruticosa","title":"Coastal Rosemary - Westringia fruticosa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCoastal Rosemary - Westringia fruticosa\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestringia is the workhorse of Australian coastal gardens: it clips like box, survives salt wind that kills most shrubs, and flowers on and off all year. \u003cem\u003eWestringia fruticosa\u003c\/em\u003e grows naturally on exposed sandstone headlands in New South Wales, which tells you most of what you need to know about its drainage and water preferences. Kept tip pruned, the grey green whorled foliage stays dense right to the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Coastal Rosemary\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHedging\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine foliage and tight branching take shearing into formal hedges, balls and low borders.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles direct salt exposure, wind and sandy soils without protection.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLong Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small white flowers appear through most of the year with a strong flush in spring.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater Thrift\u003c\/strong\u003e: Once established it needs almost no supplementary watering, even through a dry summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat Value\u003c\/strong\u003e: An Australian native that provides shelter for small birds and nectar for native insects.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClipped low hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: A native alternative to box for edging paths and beds.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal mass planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grouped across a bank or foredune garden it forms a continuous grey green cover.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry garden bed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Combines well with grevillea, correa, lomandra and gravel mulch.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVerge and roadside\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tough enough for hot, poor, unirrigated strips of ground.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6-0.8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2-1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn and spring\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharp drainage is essential, with sandy or gravelly soils suiting best, and rich, wet or heavily fertilised ground to be avoided\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly for the first three months, then taper off quickly so the plant hardens. Tip prune lightly after planting and again after each flush to build density from the base rather than letting the plant go leggy.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1-1.5m, to 2m if left unpruned\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1-1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to light shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coastal New South Wales\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White with faint purple markings\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795277447454,"sku":"ND-1767-100L","price":1425.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/kVuF0SkoAjPXuue50vZ9a_ifXBqlTj.jpg?v=1787312279","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/westringia-fruticosa","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}