Common Name: Chef’s Choice® Culinary Rosemary
Latin Name: Rosmarinus officinalis 'Roman Beauty' PP18192
Brand: Southern Living® Plant Collection
Description:
Chef’s Choice® Rosemary is a compact, culinary-grade rosemary selected for its high oil content and bold, spicy flavor, making it the ultimate variety for cooking. Its tight, mounding habit and needle-like silver-green foliage make it ideal for herb gardens, patio pots, or ornamental borders. Violet-blue flowers bloom in spring, attracting pollinators and adding seasonal charm. Hardy, heat-tolerant, drought-resistant, and evergreen, this rosemary offers year-round culinary and aesthetic value in the landscape.
Care Tips:
Thrives in full sun and well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil. Allow the soil to dry slightly between waterings; do not overwater. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain bushy growth and promote fresh, tender stems for harvest. Fertilize in spring with a balanced, slow-release fertilizer. Protect from excessive winter moisture in colder zones.
Landscape Uses:
Herb gardens, edible landscapes, containers, borders, Mediterranean gardens, decorative planters, mass plantings
Mature Height: 18–24 in
Mature Width: 18–24 in
Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Cold Hardiness Zone: USDA Zones 7b–10b
Habit: Compact, mounding
Foliage: Silver-green, needle-like, evergreen
Flower: Violet-blue flowers in spring
Soil pH: Slightly acidic to neutral (pH 6.0–7.5)
