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water wise plants
water hardiness
top tenbird attracting
coastal gardens
frost tolerant
hedges, screens and windbreaks
small plants for small gardens
verge planting
project typeurban and commercial
residential
soil type and drainagelight - sandy soils
medium - loamy soils
heavy - clay soils
good drainage
reasonable drainage
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Westringia glabra
westringia glabra
An open shrub growing to 1m in height and width. Oval shaped dark green leaves in whorls of three or four. Blue-mauve to lilac coloured flowers occur from late winter through to summer |
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| origin | NSW, Vic. |
| cultural notes | A hardy plant adaptable to most soils and preferring part shade. |
| maintenance | Can be pruned to maintain shape. |
| tolerates | Frost and drought tolerant. |
| flowering season | Late Winter through Spring to Summer. |
| flower colour | The flowers are a pale blue-mauve in colour with dark red spoits in the throats. |
| foliage colour | The dark green leaves are oval to lance shaped and are arranged in whorls of three or four aroung the stem. |
| width | up to 1m |
| height | up to 1m |
| plant spacing | 30cm apart |
| recommended uses | Attractive plant useful as a hedge or feature plant. |
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canberra
Corner Pialligo + Fairbairn Av
Pialligo ACT 2609
t 02 6262 6456 | f 02 6262 6006
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p PO Box 4560 Kingston ACT 2604
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se nsw
37 Wandella Forest Rd
Wandella NSW 2550
t 02 4477 9320 | f 02 6494 0256
p PO Box 5137 Cobargo NSW 2550
abn 91 109 945 146
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