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Rosemary

The rosemary plant (Salvia rosmarinus) is a fragrant herb that grows as a perennial rounded evergreen shrub. It features slender, needle-like, gray-green leaves on erect woody stems. And it produces clusters of small, light blue to white flowers typically in the late spring to early summer, though it can bloom at other points of the year as well. Plant rosemary in the spring after any threat of frost has passed. You can grow rosemary indoors, too, though it will grow quite large. The shrub has a moderate growth rate and spreads when planted. Description from The Spruce

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Rosemary

Rosemary fast facts

Scientific Name

Rosemarinus officinalis

Family

Lamiaceae

Garden Type

Container Appropriate, Edible Garden, Anywhere

Wildlife

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

Native Plant Region

No

Light needs

Full Sun

Water Needs

Dry

Plant Type

Evergreen, Flowering, Perennial, Shrub

Bloom Color(s)

Blue

Height

5 – 10 feet

Width

2 – 5 feet

Months in Bloom

February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September

Safe Beneath Power Lines?

Yes
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