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Rosemary (officinalis)

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Rosemary is renowned as an essential culinary and medicinal herb, grown for its aromatic, evergreen leaves and unusual flowers. Originally from the Mediterranean region, it’s now widely grown all over the world. It’s used in sauces, soups and bouquet garnish. It’s commonly paired with roast lamb and roast potatoes, and works particularly well in tomato-based dishes. Popping a little into your oil, and sea salts really enhances flavours.

Rosemary is a woody perennial herb from the Lamiaceae family. The foliage is fragrant, evergreen and needle like, usually being a silvery green on top and whiter underneath with a strong flavour. Fresh or dried leaves are used a lot in Mediterranean cuisine and have a slightly bitter, astringent taste with a characteristic aroma complementing many foods such as stuffing, roasted meats & vegetables and are especially good when paired with barbequed foods. 

Rosemary is sometimes used as an ornamental herb as it can easily be pruned into hedges or used in topiary. Rosemary flowers are most often a deep blue but can also be pink or white depending on the variety and bloom throughout spring and summer with some varieties having very long or unexpected flowering periods.
    Rosemary (officinalis)

    About the Rosemary (officinalis)

    Care Instructions

    Rosemary can be grown in the ground or in a pot. Rosemary does not like wet roots, so a raised beds or a container is ideal. Let the soil dry out between waterings. Be careful not to over water. Cover in cold winters.

    Position, sunlight and more

    Rosemary likes warm sunny, well drained conditions and is pretty robust.

    Height and Spread

    Rosemary can grown up to 150cm and spread up to 90cm. Depending on variety. Pruning will keep it much smaller.

    Feeding, Pruning & more

    Feeding - Rosemary should thrive in most soils. In a container, an annual balanced fertiliser, after it has flowered can be added.
    Pruning - The best time to prune is just after flowering, around spring time, this gives the plant enough growing time before the winter.
    Propagation - Take cuttings after flowering, find stems where you have dead wood (not dead though) just where the new growth is.

    Our pot & plant size explained

    At Newlands Nursery we grow and sell plants in a variety of different sizes, from small starter plants up to planted containers. 

    We know it can be tricky to picture the size of each plant. This page gives you an idea of the size of the plants we are sending out.

    Please keep in mind that plants vary from one season to the next. The size of the plant refers to the pot or plug it is grown in, rather than the height of the plant, unless specifically mentioned on the plant page. 

    Picture of plug plant size

    Starter Plant (Plug Plant)

    Plug Size: 2cm by 4cm. Our most popular size. This is often the most economical way of buying plants and is a great way to get a head start on the season. Generally this size is best to be potted up before planting out.
    Picture of Jumbo plug plant

    Jumbo Plug

    Plug Size: 6cm by 7cm. A fantastic alternative to a 9cm pot and saves on plastic too. The plants in this size are well established and give you a head start. This size is perfect for planting straight into containers and baskets as well as the garden.
    Picture of 9cm pot

    9cm pot

    Pot size: 9cm by 9-10cm. This size hold some well established plants, some of which maybe around 1 year old. We sell most of our ranges in this size and most of the plants sold in this size, are established enough to be planted straight outside.
    Picture of 13cm or 1 litre pot

    13cm or 1 litre pot

    Pot size: 12-13cm by 12-15cm Currently our largest size of plant, with the exception of our planted containers. Many of our House Plants are available in this size, as well as some special collections and varieties.

    • Flowering time and interest

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