General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 1-2 feet
Plant Spread: 6 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Lavender
Other: blue-lavender
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Year Round
Uses: Groundcover
Culinary Herb
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Rosemary
  • Salvia
  • Prostrate Rosemary
  • Santa Barbara Rosemary
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Salvia rosmarinus
  • Synonym: Rosmarinus officinalis

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Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2010-04-05
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2010-04-05
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2010-04-05
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2010-04-05
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2010-04-05
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