Rosemary

The rosemary plant is a fragrant herb that grows as a perennial rounded evergreen shrub. And it produces clusters of small, light blue to white flowers typically in the late spring to early summer, though it can bloom at other points of the year as well. You can grow rosemary indoors.
Rosemary grows very well in a pot. All container-grown rosemary needs drainage, so prop the pot up on bricks to let the water runoff.

Rosemary is not toxic to dogs or cats. It may even have health benefits. Historically, rosemary was used as a flea and lice repellent.

Nomenclature

Botanical Name Salvia rosmarinus
Family Lamiaceae
Genus Salvia
Species rosmarinus
Types Arp, Golden Rain, Albus, Prostratus

Planting Guide

Flowers

Flower Colors: Blue, Purple/Lavender, White
Flower Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Value To Gardener: Edible, Long Bloom Season, Showy
Flower Bloom Time: Spring, Summer
Flower Shape: Lipped

Fruits

Fruit Color: brown/Copper
Display/Harvest Time: Spring, Summer

Leaves

Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Broadleaf Evergreen
Leaf Color: Gray/Silver, Green, White
Leaf Feel: Leathery
Leaf Value To Gardener: Edible, Fragrant, Good Cut, Good Dried
Leaf Type: Simple
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Margin: Entire
Hairs Present: Yes

Collect Seeds

6-12 months

Harvest  

spring or summer to harvest rosemary.

Soil Texture High Organic Matter, Loam (Silt), Shallow Rocky
Soil Drainage Good Drainage, Moist, Occasionally Dry
Soil Chemistry

pH is ideal (6.0 to 7.0)

Cultivation

Germination 15 to 25 days
Bloom spring and early summer

Temperature (Climate)
Temperature 60 to 65 degree
Light Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Health Benefits

✓ Improving digestion
✓ Neurological protection
✓ Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension)
✓ High in antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory compounds
✓ May improve your mood and memory
✓ protect vision and eye health
✓ May benefit heart health, promote digestion, May boost weight loss and May promote hair growth