species
Salvia rosmarinus
Rosemary
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Salvia rosmarinus belongs to the family Lamiaceae, also known as Rosemary, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1.2 m tall and 1.2 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam, sand or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in dry or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered or average positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It flowers from March to May and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H4 (hardy): −10 to −5°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1.2 m tall × 1.2 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H4 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Sand, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Dry, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered, Average
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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