Salvia rosmarinus ‘Roseus’
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Salvia rosmarinus ‘Rosea’, Rosemary Pink
(Previously known as Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Roseus’)
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Rosmarinus
Small pale pink flowers. Short, needle shaped, mid green, highly aromatic leaves. Culinary; both flowers and leaves can be used. Good with vegetables, tomatoes, meat, fish and pasta dishes.
Want to learn more? Read Jekka’s Guide to Rosemary.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H5 (-10 to -15C)
• Type: Evergreen Shrub
• Height: up to 80cm
• Spread: up to 80cm
Rosemary Pink 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
• Flowering colour: Pale Pink
• 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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