General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 36 inches
Plant Spread: 36 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Tea
Culinary Herb/Spice
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 2007 Great Plant Picks Award Winner

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Common names
  • Rosemary
  • Salvia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Salvia rosmarinus
  • Synonym: Rosmarinus officinalis
Also sold as:
  • Madalene Hill
  • Madelene Hill
  • Madeline Hill

'Hill Hardy' was a featured
Plant of the Day for February 11, 2018.
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Location: Work area
Date: 2015-05-28

Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

Date: 2015-05-28
Location: New Jersey
Date: June 2014
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officanlis 'Hill Hardy')
Comments:
  • Posted by pirl (Southold, Long Island, NY - Zone 7a) on Jan 30, 2016 10:03 PM concerning plant:
    January 31, 2016: I brought the rosemary inside to a sunny kitchen bay window in November 2015 and it's doing the best any rosemary has ever done for me indoors.
Plant Events from our members
Catmint20906 On April 11, 2015 Obtained plant
variegatagal On February 22, 2017 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Died
variegatagal On August 27, 2016 Obtained plant
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