Westringia senifolia
Alpine Westringia
Stiff bushy shrub, branches covered in white spreading hairs.
Additional information
- FamilyLamiaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size0.3-1.3 m x 1 m
- Plant groupingShrubs to 2m
- LeavesCrowded rings of 5-6 rough, narrowly elliptic stalkless leaves 5-10 mm x 1-2 mm, margins strongly curved back, tip pointed upwards.
- Flower colourWhite with orange spots
- Flowering timeDecember to February
- FlowersDense clusters of 2-lipped flowers in leaf axils along the ends of branches, green calyx with maroon margins, 5-lobed, densely hairy on outside.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist well drained rocky soil in exposed subalpine shrubland and woodland. Frost and snow tolerant. Full sun, semi shade. Endemic in Victoria with a rare occurrence within the Shire.
- Garden useA floriferous shrub for small gardens and rockeries.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusRare in Victoria with few known populations. A disjunct population occurs on Mt Donna Buang. Endemic to Victoria.
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Photographer/s: 1 Russell Best, NatureShare ©; 2, 3 Dr. Mike Bayly & Allison Kellow ©; 4 Nimal G. Karunajeewa, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©
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