Botanical Name: Common Names:
Rosmarinus officinalis lavandulaceous Santa Barbara Rosemary,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Herbs & Vegetables Prostrate, Spreading
Description:
Tough and aromatic shrub with a trailing habit. This rosemary has green, fragrant narrow foliage and produces an abundance of small blue flower in winter and early spring. Use this Rosemary for groundcovers, trailing over retaining walls or leave unpruned and plant in second story window boxes to cascade down.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Edible Garden, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Groundcover, Lawn Alternatives, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Verge, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Lamiaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Blue
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High