Westringia

Westringia is a genus of Australian shrubs. As with other members of the mint family their upper petal (or lip) is divided into two lobes. There are four stamens - the upper two are fertile while the lower two are reduced to staminodes. The leaves are in whorls of 3 or 4.


Some species
Westringia fruticosa (Coastal Rosemary) is a shrub that grows near the coast in eastern Australia. 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. Its tolerance to a variety of soils, the neatly whorled leaves and all-year flowering make it very popular in cultivation.

Westringia rigida

Westringia blakeana

Westringia kydrensis

Westringia viminalis

Westringia cheelii

Westringia sericea

Westringia lucida

Westringia saxatilis

Westringia glabra

Westringia longifolia

Westringia amabilis

Westringia eremicola

Westringia davidii

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Species
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