Scientific Name:	Rosmarinus officinalis
Pronunciation:	roz-muh-RYE-nus uh-fiss-ih-NAY-lus
Common Name:	rosemary
Family Name:	Lamiaceae
Plant Type:	Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:	Leaves opposite, linear, glaucous, leathery, strongly scented when crushed, most 2-3 cm long x 2-3 mm wide; flowers whorls of 2-lipped, usually bluish (less commonly white, pink, or purple), tubular, at upper leaf axils, mid-spring, often again in autumn.
Course(s):	HORT 1155, HORT 1193/1293

Habit: Irregular, Spreading, Upright Form: Oval - horizontal Texture: Fine Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 1.0 - 1.5m Growth Rate: Slow Origin: Europe (Mediterranean) Hardiness Rating: Zone 7: (-18 to -12 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Alkaline, Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained Water Use: Low, Summer dry, Winter dry Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Attract butterflies, Container planting, Dried flower or fruit, Fragrance, Ground cover, Herb, Medicinal plant, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Rock garden, Topiary Additional Info: Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include R. 'Tuscan Blue' and R. 'Arp'.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Leathery Surfaces: Tomentose Colour in Fall: Dark-green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Acicular, Linear Margins: Additional Info: 2-3 mm long

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Verticillaster Flower Morphology: Corolla Shape: Bilabiate Colour (petals): Showy, White, Violet, Blue, Pink, Purple, (most are pale blue to almost white) Flower Scent: Fragrant Flower Time at Peak: May, Jun

Fruit Type: Nut Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Not showy, nutlets enclosed in a persistent calyx

Bark Morphology: Shaggy, Exfoliating Bark or Stem Colour: Tan, Brown

Propagation:	Seed, Cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Layering
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low maintenance plant
Other:	Companion plant: sage.
Pest Susceptibility:	Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant, Root rot, Mildew, Mold

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse (ONE) Overpass North side East (WLG) WoodLand Garden Location Map

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