Botanical Name
Westringia glabra’Deep Mauve’
Common Name
Mauve Violet Bush
Description
Mauve Violet Bush is a hardy coastal shrub renowned for its delicate mauve-violet flowers and exceptional salt tolerance that creates beautiful displays in challenging seaside gardens. This attractive species produces small tubular flowers in soft mauve to violet tones that bloom almost year-round, attracting native bees and butterflies while providing continuous garden color. The small, narrow leaves create attractive fine-textured evergreen foliage with a neat, compact growth habit perfect for formal hedging. Extremely hardy and drought tolerant once established, it thrives in well-drained soils and full sun to partial shade positions with excellent wind and salt tolerance. Perfect for coastal hedging, borders, and areas where reliable flowering and low-maintenance beauty create practical garden solutions.
Plant Category
Small Shrubs
Size (H x W)
Height: 1-2 meters, Spread: 1-1.5 meters
Reliability
Westringia glabra naturally occurs along the eastern coast of Australia, thriving in sandy, well-drained soils with excellent drainage and full sun to partial shade exposure in coastal environments with salt spray tolerance.
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