| Westringia fruticosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Westringia |
| Species: | W. fruticosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Westringia fruticosa (Willd.) Druce
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Westringia fruticosa, the coastal rosemary or coastal westringia, is a shrub that grows near the coast in eastern Australia.[1]
The flowers are white, hairy and have the upper petal divided into two lobes. They also have orange-to-purply spots on their bottom half. This shrub is very tough and grows on cliffs right next to the ocean.
The plant's tolerance to a variety of soils, the neatly whorled leaves and all-year flowering make it very popular in cultivation.[2][3] It (or its cultivar(s)) is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[citation needed]
