Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis
Lamiaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Cultivated as annual
Native distribution
Mediterranean
Location
Source of plant
Unknown
Description
Very aromatic species to 2m, with erect, ascending or, rarely, procumbent, spreading brown branches. Leaves 15-40 x 1.2-6mm, linear, coriaceous, green above, white-tomentose beneath, margins revolute, sessile. Peduncle and pedicels tomentose; calyx 3-4mm, expanding to 7mm, green pr purple-veined, sparsely tomentose; corolla 10-12mm, pale to dark blue, rarely pink or white. Nutlets brown.
USDA Hardiness Zone
6
Special characteristics
tender perennial