Garden origin . Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' ORIGIN: Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' is a hybrid between W. fruticosa and a mauve flowered form of W. eremicola. Excellent for coastal conditions. Blue Gem™ Westringia is a native shrub with vivid bluish-purple flowers and would have to be the best flowering Westringia plant I have ever seen. It forms an upright conical shrub that needs little maintenance unless you desire to turn it into a hedge or topiary plant. Be the first to review this product. Explosion of blue flowers in Spring and then sporadically through the year. Size: 1-1.5m high x 80cm-1.3m wide. Blue Gem™ Westringia hybrid 'WES03' PBR Range: Native Shrubs WHERE TO BUY More Info. It's creamy white foliage is what makes this plant a stand out from the usual grey/blue Westringia. Learn More. Great in native gardens or in any flower gardens, it can be pruned to shape as required. Perfect for hedging, screening or shaping. Westringia ‘Glabra Cadabra’ is a hybrid whose parents are said to be Westringia fruticosa and a form of Westringia glabra. Suited to most soil types. It bears white to pale blue flowers in spring and summer. Ideal for tough roadsides or where you need a low growing plant that requires minimal care. Variety or Cultivar '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. It flowers profusely in Spring, and regularly at other times of the year. Vivid purple flowers are held on green/grey foliage. A very tough plant which does well on a wide range of soil types, and suits coastal sites. All of these Westringias are bread in Australia from originally native plants and are tough, drought resistant and tolerant of cold conditions. GROWING CONDITIONS: Full sun to part shade. SET YOUR STORE. Violet flowers are carried in clusters for many months. This plant has its origins as a hybrid between Westringia glabra and Westringia fruiticosa; Westringia glabra Care. Item code: 9324806001056P. Westringia Blue Gem. Your climate might be too cold for this plant: Change. It loves full sun and tolerates most soils. Perfect for an exposed site, ‘Wynyabbi Gem’ is great for the coast. It flowers profusely in spring and regularly at other times of the year. Use a low phosphate native plant fertilizer in spring. Great in native gardens or in any flower garden and can be pruned to shape as required. 6” pot In late winter/ early spring, Blue Gem will be completely covered with vivid…almost fluorescent flowers. Westringia Jervis Gem is an ideal hedge or screening plant and suitable for low maintenance gardens, exposed sites and coastal gardens. Blue Gem is an improved seedling selection of the Australian-native coastal rosemary that was selected for one simple reason: its flowers. Westringia Jervis Gem is a small, tough Australian native shrub with silvery-green foliage. Druce. Some of the best varieties include 'Jervis gem', 'Smoky', 'Naringa' and 'Wynyabbie gem'. Naringa™ Westringia hybrid 'WES01' Native Shrubs & Ground Covers Range Plant Description: A very fast establishing hedge and is one of the best hedging Westringia available.It has a tidier form and requires about half as much pruning as some other Westringia varieties. A hardy compact shrub with firm, grey-green foliage that have a white and velvety underside. Plants supplied in 200mm pots. Blue Gem™ Westringia flowers profusely in spring, and regularly at other times of the year with bluish-purple flowers. Grows well coastal or inland and tolerates humidity. Westringia fruticosa is commonly called 'Native Rosemary' or 'Coastal Rosemary' and is widely used as an easy care hedging plant. Pot size guide -Qty + Add to Cart. Westringia Westringia . An excellent hedge or topiary plant, or can be left to grow unpruned if desired, as it is naturally dense growing. Pot size guide -Qty + Add to Cart. Westringia Blue Gem™ is a vibrant deep blue flowering form of Westringia. It has masses of vivid bluish purple flowers. Westringia fruticosa ‘WES03’ Blue Gem™ PP25,674. Terrific feature plant in native gardens or use as border planting. Mundi™ Westringia is a beautiful ground cover that can be left unpruned whilst still maintaining a tidy form, or can be pruned into any low growing architectural shape. Good for coastal gardens. They will grow in light shade to full sun, coastal positions and in virtually any reasonably well drained soil. Very hardy fast growing shrub for most garden situations. Fragrance Size: 1-1.5m high x 80cm-1.3m wide. Wynyabbie Gem is an ornamental medium shrub with narrow leaves and delicate pale lilac/blue flowers appearing in summer. Drought tolerant once established Westringia glabra could be used in the native garden, or as a low growing hedge. ‘Wynyabbi Gem’ has a compact habit growing to approximately 1.5 – 2mts tall and 1.5mts wide. Great landscape specimen. FROM: $16.99. About us. Common Name - Westringia Wynabbie Gem - Westringia fruticosia Wynyabbie Gem is a hardy medium shrub with attractive mauve flowers for most of the year.Westringia is extremely hardy, withstanding frost, dry and wind, can be grown as a specimen or formal hedge. Can be used as a hedging plant. GARDEN CARE GARDEN TOOLS & ACCESSORIES MIXES & MULCHES PEST & DISEASE SOLUTIONS ... Home / Products / WESTRINGIA WES03'A BLUE GEM 140MM. Westringia (Westringia spp. Its growth habit is very dense and bushy, making it ideal for low hedging. Refunds & Returns. Excellent for compact low hedge with regular pruning. Please set your store before adding product to cart.? Westringia fruticosa ‘Wynyabbie Gem’ Coastal rosemary. Westringia Blue Gem ™ BOTANICAL NAME: Westringia ‘WES03’ KEY FEATURES: Masses of amazing vivid blue/purple flowers that look almost fluorescent appear in spring and regularly at other times of the year. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain a dense bushy habit. It is an excellent light screen or informal hedge. It is distinct from the parent plant with its more compact growth form and attractively variegated leaf margins. It can be used as a screen or hedge plant as well as being a suitable feature shrub. heritage nursery. 9 - 11. Blue gem has a more upright habit. Westringia Blue Gem ['WES03'] PP25,674 (Blue Gem Coast Rosemary) - A beautiful newer selection of the Australian Coast Rosemary shrub that has a compact upright form to 4 to 6 feet tall (stretching a bit taller in shade) by 3 to 4 feet wide with foliage composed of narrow 3/4 inch long olive-green leaves on dark maroon-brown stems. This plant was introduced in the US by Australian Native Plant Nursery. Update: A few days after creating this entry, I noticed that the tag on the plant's branch (from the grower, Bracy's Nursery) calls it Westringia 'Blue Gem' (WES03), but the sticker on the pot (from the nursery where I purchased it) calls it Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem.' Foliage. Wyngabbie gem is a compact shrub to 1.5 mts. 41012. Species. Available in Stores. our store . 1.5 mts high X .90cms wide. Great in native gardens or in any flower garden and can be pruned to shape as required. During most months of the year Jervis Gem produces light blue to mauve flowers, which contrast beautifully with the foliage. Westringia Wynyabbie Gem. Westringia fruticosa 'Blue Gem' - Coastal Rosemary. FROM: $18.99. Westringia 'Gem Varigated' SKU. Westringia fruticosa 'Blue Gem' is a perennial shrub with dense blue grey foliage that resembles rosemary. It is an easy care plant with a tidy habit. Native to. The cultivar name is derived from the nursery name. Blue Gem™ Westringia flowers profusely in spring, and regularly at other times of the year with bluish-purple flowers. Regular pruning will maintain shape. A compact form with variegated leaves, W. fruticosa ‘Starlight’, is also available. CARE AND MAINTAINENCE. 'Little Gem' is apparently a Westringia hybrid, notable for its much more vividly-blue flowers than Westringia fruticosa. Light violet flowers are held on silver/grey foliage with a white underside. Name: Blue Gem™ Westringia ‘WES03’ PBR Common name: Blue Gem ™ Mature height: 1-1.5m high x 80cm-1.3m wide. Westringia - Wynyabbie Gem - Native Rosemary . Blue Gem is the most vivid flowering Westringia we have ever seen, producing amazing bluish-purple flowers. It is an easily grown shrub of simple and neat appearance which grows wild near the coast of New South Wales. New release variety; Australian Native; The most vivid flowering Westringia; Stunning bluish-purple flowers; Blue Gem™ Westringia flowers regularly throughout the year with masses of bluish-purple flowers. Great in any garden. This hardy plant requires little water, but needs to be pruned back. Beautiful new shrubby Westringia with profuse blue/purple flowers most of the year. Details. Like most Westringias it is tolerant of most soils and situations. Peppermint Cream is great as a low growing hedge or in pots on the balcony. As a large permanent feature in a garden or public grounds where space is available, the Coastal or Native Rosemary (Westringia fruticosa) is an excellent choice. It arose in cultivation at Wynyabbie Nursery, Jindalee, Queensland. Heat, humidity and highly frost tolerant. Westringia fruticosa 'Blue Gem' Description. After Lilly Pillies, Westringia is probably the most common native used for hedging in Australia.Of those on our list of Not So Common hedge plants, Westringia and Pittosporum are the two most common. ): learn and get advice on how to grow, care, plant, prune, water, mulch, repot, shelter, put outside, identify. USDA Zone? The profusion of mauve-blue flowers and fine foliage coupled with a tough disposition make Westringia Blue Moon an excellent all round garden shrub. It is a good choice for coastal and poolside plantings, as it withstands salt spray well. The leaves are glossy and held in whorls of four around the stems. Please set your store before adding product to cart.? This hybrid will develop into a dense shrub about 1.5 metres high by the same width. Tough enough to live on natural rainfall in most populated areas along the east coast of Australia. This plant is a vegetative sport of Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem', itself a hybrid between the coastal Westringia fruticosa and the inland Westringia eremicola. Choosing plants that grow and thrive in your particular climate is the very first step toward having a beautiful garden . The cultivar was first received by the Authority in March 1979. Westringia ‘Blue Heaven’ is a great low maintenance plant with soft blue-grey foliage that responds brilliantly to pruning. Prune to shape regularly once or twice a year. Blue Gem™ Westringia is a native shrub with vivid bluish-purple flowers. Westringia fruticosa is: Evergreen. Can be used as a cut flower. The Westringia Series. When allowed to grow naturally into a tight bun shape, Westringia looks fantastic as a low, curvy rather than square hedge. Westringia Peppermint Cream is a hardy, compact, native shrub and is great for adding colour to a seaside garden. Available in Stores. HEIGHT. WESTRINGIA WES03'A BLUE GEM 140MM $15.99 AUD Quantity. 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