Salvia rosmarinus ‘Foxtail’
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Salvia rosmarinus ‘Foxtail’, Rosemary Foxtail
(Previously known as Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Foxtail’)
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Rosmarinus
Small mid blue flowers. Short, dark green, narrow needle shaped leaves with silver underside. Upright arching hanging habit, ideal for walls. Culinary; good with vegetables, tomatoes, meat, fish and pasta dishes.
Want to learn more? Read Jekka’s Guide to Rosemary.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H4 (-5 to -10C)
• Type: Evergreen Shrub
• Height: up to 60cm
• Spread: up to 60cm
Rosemary Foxtail can be seen at the herb farm in Jekka’s Herbetum and is available to buy as herb plants.
Details
• Aspect: Full Sun
• Soil type: Sand, Chalk, Loam, Clay, Free Draining
• pH: Universal pH
• Habit: Upright, Arching
• Flowering colour: Blue
• Flowering time: Spring, Early Autumn
• Uses: Culinary & Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Culinary Herbs and Medicinal Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: Yes (Read Jekka’s Guide to Pollinators for more information)
• Container suitability: Yes
• UK native: No
• Caution: The essential oil should only be used externally. Excessive doses of Rosemary leaf may cause convulsions
Growing
• Grown from seed: No
• Propagation: Cuttings
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
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