Aussie Box Native Rosemary - Westringia hybrida Aussie Box

• Westringia hybrida Aussie Box is a compact, dense Australian native hedge with green-grey foliage that establishes faster and requires less water and less pruning than other Westringias, making it the most practical native alternative to exotic box hedging.
• Mauve flowers appear throughout spring and summer, adding soft seasonal colour to the dense foliage over an extended flowering period.
• Left unpruned it forms a tidy rounded ball of 70 to 95cm. Clipped, it holds a crisp formal hedge shape at 40 to 60cm, making it equally suited to structured formal gardens and relaxed natural borders.
• Highly drought tolerant and wind hardy, thriving in full sun to semi shade in loamy or sandy well-drained soil across a wide range of Australian garden conditions.
• An outstanding choice for hedges, borders, containers, mass plantings, coastal gardens, and courtyard plantings, growing to approximately 70cm to 95cm H x 70cm to 95cm W unpruned.

Plant Aussie Box Westringia as a formal hedge along garden borders, pathways, and courtyard edges where its dense, compact habit and fast establishment deliver a polished, structured look with minimal ongoing maintenance. In formal garden designs, use it as a native alternative to English Box or Buxus for edging garden beds, framing entrances, and defining geometric planting schemes with a crisp, contemporary finish. Mass plant across open garden beds and slopes for a cohesive, low-water groundcover effect that provides year-round foliage colour and mauve seasonal flowers with very little care. In coastal gardens, its high wind and drought tolerance make it one of the most reliable compact hedging plants available for exposed positions near the coast.

Q: How is Aussie Box different from other Westringias? 

Aussie Box Westringia establishes faster, requires less water, and needs less pruning than other Westringias to maintain a compact, tidy form, making it the most efficient and low-maintenance native hedging Westringia available.

Q: When does Aussie Box Westringia flower? 

Aussie Box Westringia produces mauve flowers throughout spring and summer, providing soft seasonal colour across the dense green-grey foliage over an extended flowering period.

Q: How far apart should I plant Aussie Box for a hedge? 

For a tight, seamless formal hedge, space Aussie Box Westringia plants 40 to 50cm apart and clip two to three times during the growing season to maintain a crisp, structured edge.

Q: Is Aussie Box Westringia suitable for coastal gardens? 

Yes, Aussie Box Westringia has high wind and drought tolerance and thrives in coastal conditions, making it an excellent choice for exposed sunny positions in coastal gardens with well-drained soil.