Rosemary Tuscan Blue

A fragrant upright growing plant with attractive dark sky blue flowers along the stems, from spring to mid summer. Its year round attractive foliage can be used in cooking either fresh or dried. Rosemary is a resilient plant that is cold hardy and thrives in dry situations. Rosemary Tuscan Blue responds well to clipping making it easy to shape and superb for use as a low hedge. It looks great in a decorative pot, cottage garden, potager garden or as an excellent general garden plant. This plant is approximately eighteen months old and will triple in size over the next three years growing to a height of 1.5 metres by 2 metres if desired.

This excerpt appeared in The Press newpaper February 2008:
Fragrant rosemary has been valued since ancient times for its medicinal and culinary virtues. Sprigs thrown in the bath are said to relieve sore legs and aching, or rosemary can be used instead of sage to add flavour to a summer roast pork. Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis, continues to merit a place in gardens, not the least for its beauty and its usefulness as a hardy plant. It likes full sun and well-drained soil, and it doesn't mind coastal positions, an advantage for many New Zealand gardens. Rosmarinus officinalis Tuscan Blue is a fragrant, upright plant.

Like all rosemary varieties, it has rich, green leaves, although its flowers are unusually dark. A deep sky-blue, they cover the plant from spring to mid-summer. This resilient little plant doesn't mind being clipped, making it a great subject for a hedge, particularly in a cottage garden or a potager.

Mature Size

Main Solutionz Category

• Hot ‘n’ Dry Solutionz

This Plant also fits into these categories:

• Coastal Solutionz
• Gap Filler Solutionz
• Evergreen ‘n’ Flowering Solutionz
• Hardy ‘n’ Fragrant Solutionz
• Cooking ‘n’ Kitchen Solutionz