Westringia Kings Plain: is a member of the Lamiaceae family and is a rare and as yet unnamed species from the Inverell area of northern New South Wales .
This species has been lumped together with Westringia longifolia but needs to be given species status.
There are fundamental differences. Westringia longifolia is a taller shrub, flowers are arranged differently along the stem and the leaves of “Kings Plain” are much shorter. The leaves of Westringia longifolia are held at right angles to the stem whereas the foliage of the new species is almost parallel to the stems.
Westringia Kings Plain is a small shrub that rarely reaches a height of one metre. The leaves are small and held in whorls of three around the stems. The small flowers are white. What they lack in size they make up for in quantity. In spring and summer plants are covered in flowers. At other times there are always a few flowers.
Westringia Kings Plain is an ideal plant for rockeries and native cottage gardens. A light pruning occasionally will keep plants dense and bushy.
This Westringia propagates enthusiastically from cuttings.

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