Herbs

Mrs. Howard Rosemary

Plant Specifications Rosemarinus officinalis ‘Mrs. Howard’s Creeping.’ Perennial. Full Sun. Height 14” – 28”. A good, hardy rosemary with green upright growth. The large, wide, medium-green leaves on thick trailing stems, and its taller stature separate this variety from trailing rosemarys. In the Garden Beautiful flat-leaved upright rosemary with light blue blossoms. Very attractive, sturdy …

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Majorica Pink Rosemary

Plant Specifications Rosemarinus prostrate rosea ‘Roseus’. Perennial. Full Sun. Height 24-36” A stiff, upright, tender Rosemary with blooms of a pink color against pale green foliage. A refreshing contrast to the usual blue-violet blossoms of other Rosemarys. In the Garden Majorca tends to sprawl out and then up. Like other Rosemarys, it prefers a Mediterranean …

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Irene Rosemary

Plant Specifications Rosmarinus Officinalis ‘Renzels’ (‘Irene’). Perennial. Full Sun. Height: Trails can reach a length up to 3’. A favorite trailing rosemary with long trailing stems and blooms with dark blue flowers. Blooms longer than most rosemarys. In the Garden Not as hardy as the Santa Barbara Rosemary, grows best on the south side of …

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Huntington Blue Carpet Rosemary

Plant Specifications Rosemarinus officinalis ‘Huntington Blue Carpet’. Perennial. Full Sun. Height 10” Spikes of blue flowers over dark green conifer-looking foliage. Intensely fragrant needle-like leaves have a distinctive pungent flavor. This cultivar of Rosemary originated in Huntington Botanical Garden in California. In the Garden Huntington’s upright, dark green carpet with fragrant foliage makes a great …

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Gorizia Rosemary

<h3>Plant Specifications</h3> Rosmarinus Officinalis ‘G’. Perennial. Full Sun. Height: 4’ tall spreading out to 4’ wide. A large rosemary with clusters of large green needles on very thick stems. Blooms in Spring and Fall with large blue flowers. <h3>In the Garden</h3> An attractive, sturdy shrub in the garden, it is a popular and easy-to-grow rosemary. …

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Collingswood Rosemary

<h3>Plant Specifications</h3> Rosmarinus Officinalis ‘Collingswood.’ Perennial. Full Sun. Height: 3’ – 4’. Width: up to 2’ – 3’ An intermediate upright shrub with long pink/red stems. <h3>In the Garden</h3> Beautiful in the garden because of its unusual pink stems and light blue lavender flowers. Trim back stems after blooming to encourage new growth. Rosemarys will …

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Blue Boy Rosemary

<h3>Plant Specifications</h3> Rosemarinus officinalis cv. ‘Blue Boy’. Full Sun. Perennial. Height: 16” A sturdy, heat and drought resistant evergreen, it is one of the tiniest of the rosemarys. Fragrant, green narrow lobed leaves make way for showy pale blue flowers in mid summer. <h3>In the Garden</h3> A tiny rosemary among giants, Blue Boy is a …

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Arp Rosemary

<h3>Plant Specifications</h3> Rosmarinus Officinalis. Hardy Perennial. Full Sun. Height: An upright shrub with gray-green needles. Arp was introduced by Madalene Hill of Hilltop Herb Farm in Cleveland, Tex., who discovered it growing behind a house in Arp, Tex., in 1972. Blooms are small, pale lavender flowers. <h3>In the Garden</h3> Not recommended for containers, instead this …

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Rosemary

Rule of Thumb: Rosemarys prefer outside and fresh air and does not do well indoors. Rosemarys generally need lots of light and little water. – Mary Dunford