Rosemary
- Botanical Name
- Rosemarinus officinalis
- Hardiness
- Zones 7 to 10, grown as an annual elsewhere
- Height
- 3 to 8 feet
- Width
- 2 to 4 feet
- Flowers
- Early to mid summer: pale blue
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 3 to 5 feet apart
- Plants can be moved indoors for winter
- Moderately salt tolerant
- Problems
- Aphids, mealybugs, spider mites (indoors); powdery mildew, botrytis blight
- Varieties
- Blue Boy - compact, 4' tall
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