Westringia Aussie Box® – Compact Native Hedge Plant for Perth Gardens
Looking for a hardy, low-maintenance hedge plant for your Perth garden? Westringia Aussie Box® is an attractive Australian native shrub featuring dense green foliage, a naturally rounded growth habit and beautiful mauve flowers. It is an excellent alternative to traditional box hedging plants and is ideal for creating neat garden borders and formal landscapes.
Mature size: 40–60 cm high × 40–60 cm wide when pruned; up to 70–95 cm high and wide when left unpruned.
Sunlight: Full sun to part shade
Watering: Low once established
Soil: Well-drained soil
Maintenance: Low
Flowering: Mauve flowers from spring through autumn
Why Choose Aussie Box for Perth?
Westringia Aussie Box® is popular for its drought tolerance, compact growth and ability to be shaped into a neat hedge or left to grow naturally into a rounded shrub. It is well suited to Perth’s Mediterranean climate and works beautifully in water-wise gardens, modern landscapes and coastal planting schemes.
How to Grow Aussie Box
Plant in a sunny or partially shaded position with well-drained soil. Water regularly while the plant establishes, then reduce watering as it matures. Light pruning helps maintain a dense, tidy shape and creates an attractive formal hedge.
Landscaping Uses
Use Aussie Box for low hedges, garden borders, pathway edging, mass planting and decorative pots. Combine it with Australian native grasses, flowering shrubs and contrasting foliage plants for a stylish, low-maintenance landscape.
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