Rosmarinus officinalis 'Miss Jessopp's Upright'

rosemary

• 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.
  
  
  • Eventual Height: 2m
  • Eventual Spread: 2m
  Rosmarinus officinalis 'Miss Jessopp's Upright' - rosemary Lavender-blue flowers

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