Etymology: Westringia: Named after Johan Peter Westring (1753–1833), Swedish botanist, lichenologist and physician to the King of Sweden. iNaturalist NZ View observations Donate Support NZPCN. Westringia Blue Gem™ is a vibrant deep blue flowering form of Westringia. A compact, rounded, evergreen shrub with small leaves that are white-felted underneath. Use in containers, as edging, mass planting or groundcover. © Auckland Council 2020 | All rights reserved, Open Auckland Botanic Garden's Facebook Page in a new tab, Open Auckland Botanic Garden's Twitter Feed in a new tab, Open Auckland Botanic Garden's Instagram feed in a new tab, Open Auckland Botanic Garden's Trip Advisor Page in a new tab, Go to http://www.newzealand.com/int/plan/business/auckland-botanic-gardens/ in a new tab, Go to http://www.gardens.org.nz/auckland-gardens/auckland-botanic-gardens/ in a new tab. Adaptable to pruning. Native to Australia. Growth habit, foliage and flowers Grey Box has a particularly dense, compact growth habit. As a large permanent feature in a garden or public grounds where space is available, the Coastal or Native Rosemary (Westringia fruticosa) is an excellent choice. ... availability and season. Hardy to about 20° F and useful in USDA Zones 9-10. Suitable for hedging, borders, containers or mass planting, Grey Box is an extremely compact form, great for coastal or inland. WESTRINGIA FRUTICOSA 'GREY BOX', 'WES04' DWARF COAST ROSEMARY An evergreen shrub that forms a compact, rounded mound. Best uses. This product Blue Gem Westringia - Blue Gem Coast Rosemary includes multiple unique 3D model variations with different heights, ages and forms of the species available for your production needs. An excellent hedge or topiary plant, or can be left to grow unpruned if desired, as it is naturally dense growing. Saved from andreasensgreen.com.au. Westringia fruticosa Grey Box was a selection made by Graham Brown of NuFlora, a cooperative venture with the University of Sydney, and is the result of a breeding program from 2004 to 2009 at their facility in Cobbitty, New South Wales, Australia. This little evergreen shrub is perfect for clipping so makes a great informal, or formal hedge so can be clipped or left. It has a naturally rounded habit with attractive linear pale glaucous gray-green leaves arranged in two matching pairs spaced along gray-white stems - the glaucousness of the leaves combined with the whitish stems gioves this plant a particularly gray appearance even though the leaves, when inspected closely, are a pale gray-green. Great as a hedge or left unpruned in its natural ball shape. Common Name: Dwarf Coast rosemary Type: Evergreen shrub Foliage: Gray green. We also grow several cultivars of this species including the variegated forms Westringia fruticosa 'Morning Light' and Westringia fruticosa 'Smokey', the low growing Westringia fruticosa Mundi and Westringia fruticosa Low Horizon, the compact gray Westringia fruticosa Gray Box as well as the hybrids Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem', Westringia 'Wynyabbie Highlight' and and the compact blue flowering … The nearly 1 inch wide flowers appear in small clusters along the stems near branch tips from late winter to summer and sporadically throughout the entire year. Trimming for use as a hedge can be done at any time of the year, just a little at a time will soon give a good, dense form. Jun 4, 2018 - Plant of the Year 2015. Common name. Common Name: Coastal Rosemary, Coastal Westringia. Westringia Fruticosa Smokie (Common Name – Coastal Rosemary) 150mm Pot $14.95 Excellent compact Westringia growing 1-1.5m high and wide. Grey Box™, as the name suggests is a great choice for box plantings with its naturally rounded compact form, grey foliage, and white flowers. Westringia Aussie Box (back) Slightly bigger 80cm x 80cm growth habit, but still naturally compact. A perfect native compliment for Aussie Box, Westringia Grey Box is great for colour contrast against green plants with its grey foliage and flowering masses of white flowers from September through to May. It is useful for coastal plantings where it can tolerate wind and sea spray and because of its tolerance for wet soils it can actually be a component in a bioswale planting - it is the only Westringia cultivar known to tolerate this situation. This hardy plant requires little water, but needs to be pruned back. Other names. Tolerant to coastal planting. Grey Box™ Westringia fruticosa ‘WES04’ NGIA Plant of the Year 2015; Perfect native compliment to Ozbreed Aussie Box® Extremely compact form; Description: Grey Box™ Westringia provides great colour contrast with grey foliage and white flowers from September – May. The cultivar was named 'WES04' with an application for Plant Breeders Rights in May 2011 and its U.S. Plant Patent in July 2015. Plant Uses Hedging Plant, Container Plant, Rockery, Border, Attract Beneficial Insects. Description: Moderately long-lived evergreen shrub (2-3m tall x 2-3m wide). Plant in full sun to light shade and irrigate occasionally to very little - a water conserving plant but keeps better color and remains more dense when given occasional spring and summer irrigation but this variety, unlike other Westringia, has been found to tolerate wet soils as well and is suited to most soil types including sandy and heavy clay soils. https://www.ozbreed.com.au/westringia/ Grey Box™ Westringia fruticosa 'WES04' PBR is a small drought tolerant native hedging plant. Coastal Rosemary, Morning Light, McKains Puzzle. Log in for pricing. Approximate growing height to 70cm, width to 80cm. This little evergreen shrub is perfect for clipping so makes a great informal, or formal hedge so can be clipped or left. Common Name: Australian Rosemary Mature Height: 4-6' Mature Spread: 6-8' Exposure: Sun/Part Sun Growth: Evergreen Flower Color: White ... Westringia fruticosa Grey Box 'WES04' PPAF 1g. It is an easily grown shrub of simple and neat appearance which grows wild near the coast of New South Wales. Tuffy. Australian rosemary 'Grey Box', Coast rosemary 'Grey Box', Victorian rosemary 'Grey Box', Westringia fruticosa 'WES04' Genus. Grey foliage all year, white flowers from spring to autumn. Quick view. We are sure our "ready to import and render" products will help you with production efficiencies and effectively. Genus: Westringia. A good plant for growing in containers or in mixed borders. It responds well to pruning and so can make an excellent and attractive dense low hedge or, because of its dense rounded habit, be planted more widely spaced in mass for a unique mass planting. This enables them to withstand dry periods during the following summer. Apply an organic mulch annually to help suppress weeds and conserve moisture. This shrub makes a neat compact, rounded shape but can be trimmed with shears to form a formal hedge. So while Westringia are best suited to Mediterranean climates, Grey Box has continued to perform very well in subtropical climates, provided it is planted in a raised and free-draining soil and is watered infrequently (and best when irrigated via drip irrigation). Log in for pricing. May 19, 2015 - Detailed description of the Coastal rosemary, Westringia (Westringia fruticosa) 'Grey Box' cultivar/variety. Westringia Westringia . Always choose healthy, well-grown plants. This compact shrub has small lance-shaped leaves deep green above and grey-silver beneath, stems are also grey in colour. Stems are grayish white. Westringia fruticosa Grey Box 'WES04' PP25,675 (Dwarf Coastal Rosemary) A small growing evergreen shrub that grows 2 to 3 feet tall and wide and can be trimmed to be even smaller. Aussie Box is a trademark name for Westringia ‘WES02’ for which Ozbreed holds the PBR. Low Horizon™ is a really low maintenance westringia with a lower, flatter appearance than other westringias and is a great choice for plant and forget ground cover. Botanical Name: Westringia fruticosa Grey Box: Common Names: Coastal Rosemary, Westringia Grey Box , Westringia WES04: Foliage Type: Evergreen: Native: Yes: Plant Type: Shrub: Plant Habit: Rounded Before planting, ensure that the root-ball is saturated and remove planter bag pot or wrapping with the minimum of root disturbance. Westringia fruticosa 'Grey Box' Westringia fruticosa 'Grey Box' - Dwarf Coast rosemary Rosemary-like leaves are linear and powdery gray-green. Westringia fruticosa 'Grey Box' Plant Details. Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade Hardiness: 20ºF Westringia fruticosa (Willd.) It was awarded Plant of the Year in 2015 by the Nursery & Garden Industry of Australia. Grey Box seems to work well in both arid and humid Zones 9-11 climates. Westringia fruticosa GREY BOX™ 'WES04' PBR - coast rosemary. Similarly Grey Box is the trademark name for Westringia fruticosa ‘WES04, also an Ozbreed PBR. Family: LAMIACEAE. Very compact ball to 50cm around, this native rosemary needs no clipping. Show flora search box ... Westringia fruticosa; Westringia fruticosa. Westringia fruticosa 14cm Botanical Name: Westringia fruiticosa : Common Names: Coastal Rosemary, Native Rosemary , Australian ... Shrub: Plant Habit: Rounded: Description: Bushy, compact native shrub with grey-green foliage. This product Westringia Fruticosa - Grey Box Westringia includes multiple unique 3D model variations with different heights, ages and forms of the species available for your production needs. Westringia fruticosa 'Grey box' Common name Australian rosemary Plant type Ground Covers, Shrubs. Full sun – part shade. Quick view. Native habitat and range Coast rosemary (Westringia fruticosa) is native to the coast of New South Wales in Australia where it can be seen hugging the cliffs and growing near the beaches. For more information on the species see our listing for. Westringia fruticosa ‘Blue Heaven’ – Coastal Rosemary Westringia ‘Blue Heaven’ is a great low maintenance plant with soft blue-grey foliage that responds brilliantly to pruning. Compact natural ball shape even without pruning. Family Name: Lamiaceae: Botanical Name: Westringia fruticosa 'WES04' Grey Box PBR: Size: 30 pruned, 45cm unpruned tall x 30 pruned, 45cm unpruned wide: Frost Tolerance: Frost: Growth Rate: Fast: Description: A native compacy shrub with grey-green foliage and white flowers from September to May. Origin: Coastal heathland of N.S.W Australia. Ozbreed cultivar. Lamiaceae. Authority. Westringia fruticosa ‘WES04’ PBR Grey Box™ A bushy, compact, evergreen shrub growing to around 0.5m tall and 0.5m wide. Westringia fruticosa … Apr 11, 2020 - Westringia fruticosa ‘WES04’ PBR Grey Box™ | Andreasens Green Wholesale Nurseries Soft grey foliage with silvery variegation. This plant is marketed by Ozbreed Plants in Australia and Dig Plants in the U.S. Common varieties of westringia include Blue Gem (westringia hybrid), Naringa (westringia hybrid), Aussie Box (westringia hybrid), Grey Box (westringia fruticosa), Low Horizon (westringia fruticosa) and Mundi (westringia fruticosa). Download PDF Comment on factsheet. Westringia fruticosa 14cm ; Images are for reference purposes only. Small, white, star-shaped flowers bloom mostly in spring. Grey Box™ Westringia fruticosa 'WES04' Native Shrubs & Ground Covers Range Plant Description: This is an extremely compact form of Westringia that provides great colour contrast with its grey foliage and white flowers.It is the perfect native compliment for Ozbreed Aussie Box® Westringia 'WES02' PBR, and is the ideal native alternative to English Box. Druce. Planting after autumn rains when the soil is moist and warm allows plants to become established before winter. Grey Box™ is highly drought tolerant. Feed annually in spring with a balanced fertiliser such as blood and bone at a handful per square metre in spring as new growth begins. Of these varieties, Naringa grows the tallest and can reach a … White-lipped flowers with freckly throats are produced throughout summer on the ends of the stems. Westringia Grey Box (front) Low growing 45cm x 45cm with grey foliage and white flowers. Westringia fruticosa ‘Smokey’ 1g. Available! It was selected in October 2009 for its ball-shaped and very compact growth habit, gray foliage color and white flowers. Soil – Humus rich well drained. Grey Box™ Westringia fruticosa 'WES04' Native Shrubs & Ground Covers Range Why has Grey Box™ Westringia been chosen as the Editors Choice? species: fruticosa. APPEARANCE : Small rounded silvery-grey foliage, natural compact rounded shape, and white flowers from September to May. Westringia Fruticosa Double Wonder (Common Name – Coastal Rosemary) 150mm Pot $ 14.95. Family. Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade Hardiness: 30ºF Bloom color: lavender-blue. Westringia fruticosa Grey Box was a selection made by Graham Brown of NuFlora, a cooperative venture with the University of Sydney, and is the result of a breeding program from 2004 to 2009 at their facility in Cobbitty, New South Wales, Australia. Plant of the Year 2015 at the Nursery & Garden Industry Australia awards. A compact form with variegated leaves, W. fruticosa ‘Starlight’, is also available. It bears white to pale blue flowers in spring and summer. Dec 10, 2015 - This award-winning native rosemary forms a natural compact ball shape. Good low hedge. Bloom Color: White Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall Height: 2-3' Width: 2-3' Culture. USDA zones: 9 - 10 Sunset zones: 8, 9, 14 - 24 Green foliage with soft mauve flowers. Saved from nativeson.com. Details. fruticosa: shrubby. 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