Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' (Wynyabbie Coast Rosemary) - This hybrid between the coastal Westringia fruticosa and the inland growing Westringia eremicola is a fast growing upright dense-growing shrub that can reach 6-8 feet tall by 6 feet wide with slender gray-green (white beneath) 1 inch long leaves that radiate out from the dark stems in evenl. The Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' is an evergreen shrub grown as a cross between the coastal Westringia fruticosa and the inland growing Westringia eremicola. As a quick grower, this shrub can reach an average landscape size of 6-8′ tall by 5-6′ wide.
Westringia fruticosa 'Wynyabbie Gem' Sloat Garden Center
Wynabbie Gem is a hybrid of Westringia fruticosa and W. eremicola, and is a medium sized shrub with soft grey-green foliage and a sprinkling of mauve flowers all year round. Attractive as a specimen or flowering container plant; ideal for formal or informal hedging and screening. Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' is a hybrid between W. fruticosa and a mauve flowered form of W. eremicola. It arose in cultivation at Wynyabbie Nursery, Jindalee, Queensland in the 1970s. Westringia spp. have simple and opposite or whorled leaves, usually in whorls of 3 to 5. Category: Shrub Family: Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (Mints) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Lavender Blue Bloomtime: Year-round Parentage: (W. fruticosa x W. eremicola) Height: 3-4 feet Width: 3-4 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade Seaside: Yes Summer Dry: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' is a shrub which may reach about 1.5 metres high by a similar spread. It has a dense, bushy habit which makes it ideal as a low screening or hedging plant. Flowers are lilac/mauve in colour and are seen mainly in spring.
Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' — Rockbank Nursery
Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' is an excellent landscape shrub which has many wonderful attributes. It's fast growing, up to about 8 feet tall and wide. It can be planted in full sun or part shade, and is wonderfully drought tolerant. Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' Description Ornamental medium shrub with narrow leaves and pale blue flowers appearing in summer. Very hardy fast growing shrub for most garden situations. Excellent light screen or informal hedge. Can be used as a cut flower. Details Biological Name: Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' Common Name: Family: Lamiaceae Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' A tender, erect, evergreen shrub to 1.5m, bearing narrowly lance-shaped, leathery leaves, crowded on the stem in whorls of 4. In spring, it produces pale purple flowers with orange speckles in the throats Synonyms Westringia fruticosa 'Wynyabbie Gem' Join the RHS today and save 25% Join now © visionspictures.com Botanical Name Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' Origin Qld Habit Dense, Compact Landscape 2nd line coast, Coast, Coastal footslopes, Footslopes, Hills, Plains Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost Supplementary Watering Minimal Flower Colour Mauve Flowering Time Spring Flower Type Open-petalled
Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem'
Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' is an easy to grow broadleaf evergreen shrub with blue and green foliage and lavender flowers in spring, summer, fall and winter. It can grow 0 - 5 FT - wide, 0 - 4 FT - tall. To grow well, it prefers sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Grows best in well-drained, average and gritty soil. Fast-growing fine-textured evergreen shrub to 6-8' tall and wide. Interesting rosemary-like olive-green leaves with white undersides are accented with dainty light-lavender colored flowers that appear on the branch tips primarily in late-winter into spring and throughout the year in warmer climates.
More Information. genus Westringia. species fruticosa. cultivar Wynyabbie_Gem. common Blue Coast Rosemary. hardiness zone. height 4 - 6 Feet. spread 5 - 8 Feet. Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' Common Names Blue Australian Rosemary Botanic Name Genus: Westringia Species: 'Wynyabbie Gem' Variety: Type: Shrub Family: LABIATAE Origins: Coastal Australia Light: Full Sun to Part Shade Wind: Wind/Salt tolerant Growth: Fast Frost: Tender Evergreen: Yes Native: Yes Height: 1.5 m Width: 1.5 m Position Hedges / Screens
Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem'
Westringia rosmariniformis 'Wynyabbie Gem' coast rosemary. Evergreen shrub 3 to 6 feet tall, 6 to 8 foot spread with pale lavender flowers February through spring, sometimes all year. Full sun or part shade, it tolerates drought, wind and sea coast conditions. Quite deer resistant. Good with lavender. Planting: 1. Dig a hole 1" less the depth and 2 times the width of the container. 2. Fill hole with water, let soak. 3. Set root ball in hole.
