Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis Miss Jessopp's Upright

• Position: full sun
• Soil: well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: May to June
• Flower colour: purple-blue
• Other features: leaves may be used to flavour lamb, pork and roasted vegetables
• Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection)
  
  Spikes of purple-blue flowers, from mid-spring to early summer, and aromatic, dark green leaves. This vigorous, upright rosemary is ideal for providing vertical interest in a sunny herb garden or border. The needle- leaves, useful for flavouring roasted vegetables and meats, should be picked regularly to ensure a plentiful supply of young, succulent leaves.
  
  
• Garden care: To ensure a plentiful supply of young, succulent leaves for culinary use gather the leaves regularly and prune each spring.
  
  
• Goes well with: Origanum vulgare 'Aureum Crispum', Melissa officinalis, Thymus serphyllum, Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpurescens', Ocimum sativum, Petroselium crispum