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Rosemary

Salvia rosmarinus

About it

Kind
Herbs · Perennial
Family
Lamiaceae
Mature size
to 4 ft × 3 ft
Hardiness zones
Zones 7–11
Sun
Full sun
Spacing
24 in apart, rows 36 in
Soil depth in a pot
At least 12 in
Soil pH
6–7.5
Water
About every 7 days

When to plant

Ready
About 180 days

Based on your last frost date. Outside the US, check local advice.

Planting partners

No cited companion planting notes for Rosemary yet.

Safety for pets and children

  • Cats Listed as non-toxic to cats (NC State Extension)
  • Dogs Listed as non-toxic to dogs (NC State Extension)
  • Horses Listed as non-toxic to horses (NC State Extension)
  • Children No information in our sources

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"No information" means our sources do not say, not that the plant is harmless. A non-toxic listing is not a reason to let anyone eat a plant.

Pests and diseases

No pest or disease notes for Rosemary yet.

Check the label and your local extension service before using any product.

Where this comes from

  • family npgsweb.ars-grin.gov ↗ GRIN page: Rosmarinus officinalis L., which GRIN accepts; it lists the catalogue's Salvia rosmarinus as a homotypic synonym. Lamiaceae under either name.
  • Most facts The Old Farmer's Almanac ↗ Backfilled by 0041. Pre-0041 rows recorded one source for the whole row; per-field attribution was never captured and is not invented here.
  • toxicity NC State Extension ↗ non_toxic for cat, dog, horse from its "non-toxic for" tags. Page matched to this row by its recorded species; not cited by the row before this batch.

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