Westringia fruticosa 'Blue Gem'
Australian rosemary 'Blue Gem', Coast rosemary 'Blue Gem', Victorian rosemary 'Blue Gem', Westringia rosmariniformis 'Blue Gem', Westringia fruticosa 'WES03'
Westringia Westringia
'Blue Gem' _ 'Blue Gem' is a borderline hardy, rounded, evergreen shrub with upright stems bearing small, linear to narrowly lance-shaped, dark green leaves and cymes of tubular, speckled, lilac to purple-blue flowers in late spring and early summer.
Westringia fruticosa 'Blue Gem' is: Evergreen
Foliage is aromatic.
Bushy, Rounded
Purple in Spring; Purple in Summer
Dark-green in All seasons
Pruning Group 9. May need restrictive pruning if grown under glass. If grown as a hedge, prune in late spring and again in late summer.
Sow seed at 13-18 degrees Celsius.
Seed, Semi-ripe cuttings, Softwood cuttings
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Westringia fruticosa 'Blue Gem' (Australian rosemary 'Blue Gem') will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 1.8m after 5-10 years.
Beds and borders, Coastal, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Greenhouse, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean, Wallside and trellises
Under glass, grow in loam-based compost with added sharp sand and leaf mould in full light. In growth, water moderately and feed monthly; water sparingly in winter. Outdoors in frost-free areas, plant in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. In frost-prone areas, can be grown in a container and overwintered indoors.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Westringia fruticosa 'Blue Gem'
Australian rosemary 'Blue Gem', Coast rosemary 'Blue Gem', Victorian rosemary 'Blue Gem', Westringia rosmariniformis 'Blue Gem', Westringia fruticosa 'WES03'
Westringia Westringia
'Blue Gem' _ 'Blue Gem' is a borderline hardy, rounded, evergreen shrub with upright stems bearing small, linear to narrowly lance-shaped, dark green leaves and cymes of tubular, speckled, lilac to purple-blue flowers in late spring and early summer.
Garden origin
Evergreen
Foliage is aromatic.
Bushy, Rounded
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Purple in Spring; Purple in Summer
Dark-green in All seasons
Pruning Group 9. May need restrictive pruning if grown under glass. If grown as a hedge, prune in late spring and again in late summer.
Sow seed at 13-18 degrees Celsius.
Seed, Semi-ripe cuttings, Softwood cuttings
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Westringia fruticosa 'Blue Gem' (Australian rosemary 'Blue Gem') will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 1.8m after 5-10 years.
Beds and borders, Coastal, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Greenhouse, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean, Wallside and trellises
Under glass, grow in loam-based compost with added sharp sand and leaf mould in full light. In growth, water moderately and feed monthly; water sparingly in winter. Outdoors in frost-free areas, plant in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. In frost-prone areas, can be grown in a container and overwintered indoors.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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