Grey Box Dwarf Westringia is a versatile, dense, evergreen shrub that resembles boxwood with its bushy foliage and similar landscape uses. However, its beautiful grey-green, small, pointed leaves set it apart. Grey Box Westringia is a great drought-tolerant alternative to traditional boxwood hedges. With its compact size and rounded growth habit, it is the perfect shrub for low hedges, borders, groupings, or as a versatile addition to any garden.
Easy to grow, Westringia fruticosa 'Grey Box' provides structure to both formal and informal gardens. Prized for its ability to withstand heavy pruning, it offers endless design possibilities, from tightly clipped geometric shapes and whimsical topiaries to formal borders. This dwarf Westringia grows 2 to 3 feet tall and wide, making it ideal for accentuating gateways, entrances, or driveways as manicured specimens, whether in the ground or in containers. This waterwise Australian shrub thrives in both coastal and arid inland climates, tolerating wind, sea spray, and even the wet soils often found in bioswales.
Grey Box, a patented variety of Westringia fruticosa, is also known as 'WES04', Westringia rosmariniformis 'Grey Box', and Dwarf Coast Rosemary. Its white flowers bloom in spring and continue throughout much of the year. These blooms resemble rosemary flowers but are slightly larger. The plant's pale grey-green leaves have a glaucous or waxy coating, giving the shrub its distinctive grey appearance. While the common name "coast rosemary" refers to the leaf shape’s resemblance to Rosmarinus, Westringia leaves are neither edible nor fragrant like common rosemary.
