General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 4 to 6 feet or more
Plant Spread: 2 to 6 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Other: Silvery gray foliage.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Other: Deep pink to reddish buds open to white flowers.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Sea Rosemary
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius
  • Synonym: Helichrysum rosmarinifolium

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Location: Camano Island, WA
Date: 2017-10-22
1 1/2 year old shrub, in Autumn
Location: Camano Island, WA
Date: 2017-10-22

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