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Rosemary Plant Features and Details

Plant Features

  • While any rosemary can easily fit as a decorative plant in your flower bed or garden, there are several cultivars that are more ornamental than the species and will attract the attention of your neighbours
  • Laboratory studies have shown rosemary to be rich in antioxidants, which play an important role in neutralizing harmful particles called free radicals
  • Blood levels of a rosemary oil component correlate with improved cognitive performance, according to research in Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, published by SAGE
  • Rosemary contains an ingredient, carnosic acid, that is able to fight off free radical damage in the brain
  • Rosemary may significantly help prevent brain ageing
  • Rosemary may be an effective herbal anti-inflammatory and anti-tumour agent
  • Note- Please consults your health advisor before application or consuming of plants or plant parts
  • While rosemary blends well with other herbs, use it lightly on its own in lamb, pork, chicken, and veal dishes, as well as in soups and stews, vegetables, and sauces
  • Rosemary provides a wonderful flavour in breads and makes a good marinade with olive oil, wine, and garlic
  • Rosemarys aromatic qualities also enhance a bath, bouquet, wreath, or sachet
  • Note- Please consults your health advisor before application or consuming of plants or plant parts

More Information on Rosemary Plant

Feilds Values
Plant Height (with pot) 12 inch (30.4 cm)
Plant Spread 5 inch (13 cm)
Common Name Salvia rosmarinus,
Maximum Reachable Height 4 to 6 feet,2 to 4 feet
Flower Colour White, pink,purple
Bloom Time Spring and summer
Difficulty Level Easy
Sunlight
  • At least 3-6 hours of preferably morning sunlight a day is ideal for plant to grow well and natural indirect bright light for the rest of the day.
  • Watering
  • Before water poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture.
  • Water when top soil (1-2 inches) feels dry to touch.
  • Water thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering in winter and rainy season.
  • Soil
  • The soil should be well drained and fertile, rich in organic content for growing plant.
  • Temperature 15 to 37 degrees C
    Fertilizer
  • During the main growing season (June-July) feed the plant with organic fertilizer.
  • References Rosemary Plant Care Tips