Botanical Name: Common Names:
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Herbs & Vegetables, Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like, Spreading
Description:
Woody stemmed, upright, green foliaged shrub with aromatic needle-like foliage and beautiful blue flowers. Very popular for cooking and oil properties. Use for topiary and for an aromatic formal hedge. Great for courtyards and Mediterranean themed plantscapes. Bee and butterfly attracting.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Edible Garden, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Topiary / Espalier, Verge, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prune to desired shape. If planting in humid conditions, occasionally dust with lime. Keep moist in really dry conditions. Prefers full sun but can tolerate some shade.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Lamiaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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