Long Leaved Westringia - Westringia longifolia

• Westringia longifolia is a fast-growing, dense Australian native with narrow green foliage and a distinctive white underside to the leaf, creating a refined, two-toned textural quality in the garden throughout the year.
• White flowers appear throughout spring, summer, and autumn, providing months of subtle seasonal colour across the dense foliage over one of the longest flowering periods of any Westringia.
• Fast-growing and highly wind tolerant, making it one of the best choices for establishing a tall, dense hedge or screen in coastal and exposed positions where speed and resilience are priorities.
• Highly drought tolerant once established, thriving in full sun in well-drained soil and responding well to pruning and shaping for formal hedges, screens, and topiary.
• Grows to approximately 3m H x 3m W unpruned and is suited to tall hedging, screening, feature plantings, coastal gardens, verges, and large-scale native garden designs.

Plant Westringia longifolia as a tall formal hedge or privacy screen along fence lines, property boundaries, and garden borders where its fast growth and dense habit quickly establish effective screening and wind protection. In coastal gardens, its exceptional wind and drought tolerance make it one of the most reliable tall hedging plants available for exposed positions near the coast, where it will outpace most other hedging species in establishment speed and resilience. As a feature plant in larger native garden designs, an unpruned specimen develops into a handsome, rounded form with year-round foliage interest and extended seasonal flowering from spring through autumn. On verges and roadsides, its low water needs and minimal maintenance requirements make it a practical and attractive choice for large-scale plantings.

Q: How tall does Westringia longifolia grow? 

Westringia longifolia grows to approximately 3m H x 3m W unpruned, making it one of the larger Westringia species and an excellent choice for tall hedging, screening, and feature plantings.

Q: When does Long Leaved Westringia flower? 

Westringia longifolia flowers throughout spring, summer, and autumn with small white blooms across its dense green foliage, providing one of the longest flowering seasons of any Westringia.

Q: Is Westringia longifolia suitable for coastal gardens? 

Yes, Westringia longifolia has high wind and drought tolerance and thrives in coastal conditions, making it one of the best fast-growing native hedging plants for exposed positions near the coast.

Q: How fast does Westringia longifolia grow? 

Westringia longifolia is a fast-growing native that establishes quickly and will outpace most other hedging plants in coastal and exposed conditions, making it an excellent choice where a tall, dense screen is needed in a short timeframe.