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Rosemary in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Salvia rosmarinus syn. Rosmarinus officinalis

 

Rosemary

Rosemary is a woody upright, evergreen shrub with narrow aromatic dark green needle-like leaves. It has small purplish-blue to white flowers in Spring and Summer Rosemary is a useful culinary herb for cooks who use it for a variety of recipes, particularly for stuffings and meat dishes.

 
plant Features
  • Rosemary likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Rosemary likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Rosemary is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Rosemary likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Rosemary

Latin name

Salvia rosmarinus syn. Rosmarinus officinalis

type

Herb

family

Lamiaceae

ph

5.6 - 7.8 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Rosemary likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Rosemary is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Rosemary likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Rosemary likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Rosemary is 1.50meters x 1.50meters 1.50 M 1.50 M

Salvia rosmarinus syn. Rosmarinus officinalis

Rosemary is a woody upright, evergreen shrub with narrow aromatic dark green needle-like leaves. It has small purplish-blue to white flowers in Spring and Summer Rosemary is a useful culinary herb for cooks who use it for a variety of recipes, particularly for stuffings and meat dishes.


Flowering Season

From Mid Spring TO Early Summer

Flowering season.

 

Planting Season

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Plant container plants in a sunny sheltered position.

 
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