Rosemary
Aromatic Mediterranean herb with needle-like silvery-green leaves and small blue flowers. Versatile culinary and medicinal herb with been associated with memory and remembrance since antiquity.
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- Sunlight
- full
- Watering
- weekly
- Height
- 60-120 cm
- Care level
- easy
- Lifecycle
- perennial
- Placement
- Outdoors
Seasons
SKU rosemary-REG
The Victorian language of flowers
“Derived from Latin 'Rosmarinus' (Dew of the Sea); immortalized by Shakespeare ('there's rosemary, that's for remembrance'), it is the historic symbol of fidelity and remembrance.”
- Remembrance
- Fidelity
- Wisdom
- Affectionate memories
Growing and care guide
Growing Instructions
- 1
Transplant saplings into gritty, free-draining garden soil in April or May.
- 2
Fragrant needle growth and pale blue flowers peak from May through August.
- 3
Moderately frost hardy; mulch root base heavily or protect against severe -5°C snow freezes from December to February.
- 4
Prune lightly after summer flowering in August; avoid cutting into old woody stems in winter.
Care Instructions
Water sparingly, allowing gritty soil to dry out between waterings; avoid soggy, poorly drained beds.
Plant in gravelly, alkaline soil in full sun with excellent air circulation.
Mulch root base heavily with dry straw before winter freezes, or shelter in unheated cold frames below -5°C.
Trim lightly after summer flowering to encourage bushy branching; do not cut into old, woody stems.