PLANTS OF ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS - ROSEMARY
Ornamental, medicinal and culinary shrub for rockery, edges and low hedges.
Evergreen shrub up to 1.5m. Blue to light purple flowers. Abundant, scented, dark-green to whitish needle-shaped leaves.
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| Flowering |
| Attracts Wildlife | Bees, Butterflies |
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| Climate Zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
| Flower colour | Blue, Lilac |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Fragrant | Foliage |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -5ºC) |
| Height of plant | Plug: 10/15cm - 1.2 Litre Plug: 15/40cm - 3.5 Litre Container: 30/50cm |
| Plant usage | Balcony & Courtyard, Baskets & Containers, City garden, Coastal garden, Cosmetic, Culinary, Edging, Essential Oil, Gardening, Honey producing plant, Low hedge, Low maintenance garden, Medicinal, Wild garden |
| Soil - Moisture | Dry |
| Soil - Ph | Alkaline |
| Soil - Type | Loam |
| Sunlight - Exposure | Partial shade, Sun |
| Watering | Little, Moderate |
Dig a hole at least two or three times as wide and deep as the root ball. Take out the plant from the container and loosen roots to allow them to spread out in all direction. Cut possible broken roots. Mix the soil extracted with a substrate and fill part of the hole with the mixture obtained. Place the plant in the hole and cover with the remaining mixture. Compact the soil around the plant and water thoroughly.
It has multiple uses in cooking recipes to flavour roast, stews and sauces. In cosmetics it is used to make products such as relaxing baths, revitalising facemasks and hair tonic. The leaves are used in perfumery and also to produce eyewash. It helps cure rheumatic pains, muscle fatigue, injuries and wounds.
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