Description
It’s growing well in our clay soil at Rainbow Grove and is easy to propagate. It’s lavender purple blooms attract bees and other pollinators throughout the season. All rosemary plants are evergreen and you can add a sprig to your soup all year round. This is a Rosemary.
Rosemary is moderately vigorous, has pink, purple, blue and white flowers. It is very drought tolerant, ornamental and deer resistant. USDA Hardiness Zones: 7-10.
Rosemary is such a prolific and reliable plant. It’s an evergreen perennial, so you can break off a sprig and through it in your soups and roasted vege dishes all year long. You’d think that this drought tolerant plant wouldn’t like such wet winters, but it seems to do wonderfully at Rainbow Grove in our acidic clay soil. The purple blooms make rosemary a beautiful ornamental plant that’s loved by bees and other pollinators.
| SKU: | RM8 |
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| Common Name: | Rosemary |
| Latin Name: | Salvia rosmarinus |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Bloom (species): | pink, purple, blue, white flowers |
| Tree (species): | very drought tolerant ornamental deer resistant |
| Other Latin Names: | Rosmarinus officinalis |
| Lifecycle: | Perennial |
| Leaf Drop: | Evergreen |
| Forest Layer: | Herb, Shrub, Flower |
| Food Type: | Herb |
| Height: | 4-5ft |
| Width: | 4-5ft |
| Hardiness (species): | 7-10 |
| Sun: | Full, Partial |
| Native Range: | S. Europe to W. Asia. |
| Habitats: | Dry scrub and rocky places, especially near the sea. |
| Soil PH: | 6.5-8.5 |
| Soil Type: | Sandy, Loamy |
| Pollinated By: | Bees |
| Propagation: | Very Easy. From softwood cuttings, semi-hardwood cuttings, hardwood heel cuttings, simple layering, stooling /mound layering |
| Wildlife Supported: | Bees, Butterflies, Birds |
| Food Uses: | Young shoots, leaves and flowers – raw, dried, or cooked. |
| Other Uses: | The growing plant is said to repel insects from neighboring plants. Branches or sachets of the leaves are often placed in clothes cupboards to keep moths away. Used in shampoos and when combined with borax and used cold, it is one of the best hair washes known and is effective against dandruff. An essential oil is obtained from the leaves and flowering stems and used in perfumery, soaps, medicinally etc. |
| Sources: | pfaf.org wikipedia.org davesgarden.com |
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