Municipalities

Scientific Name

Westringia angustifolia

Family Name

LAMIACEAE (LABIATAE)

Common Name

Scabrous Westringia

Status

Rare

Height

1-3m

Flowers

Showy 5-lobed flowers, white or pale lilac, near the ends of the branches.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Shrub with rigid, slender, spreading branches. Leaves with pointed tips, arranged in whorls, upper surface scabrous (rough to touch), lower surface soft and downy.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

Tasmanian endemic. Dry, shrubby vegetation on rocky (often dolerite) hillsides, from sea level to about 900m altitude.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Seed viability may be lower in heavy crop years. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Each capsule contains 4 seeds which are 2mm long, brown or grey and slightly flattened. Seed is released at maturity, so fruits need to be monitored. Seed can be collected if it falls when branches are shaken, or capsules can be collected close to maturity and dried in a warm position until seed is released. Use fresh seed for best results.

Seed Treatment Method

Smoke

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Smoke treatment may improve results.

Germination Time

3-10 weeks

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes

Propagation from soft tip cuttings is easiest. Grow from cuttings with a heel, from young plants only, and do not mist or the plant may rot.