Rosemary Varieties
Types of Rosemary
Rosemary, Arp, (Rosmarinus officinalis)
- Zones:
- 7-10 (very hardy H1)
- Flowers:
- pale blue, summer
- Growth Habit:
- upright
- Other:
- green-gray foliage
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary, popular bonsai subject
Rosemary, Benenden Blue (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Benenden Blue')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- blue, midsummer
- Growth Habit:
- upright
- Other:
- dark green foliage, bred for deep blue flowers
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary
Rosemary, Blue Lady (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Blue Lady')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- blue-violet, summer
- Growth Habit:
- twisted
- Other:
- very narrow leaves, very needle-like. (Popular Bonsai subject)
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary
Rosemary, Blue Spires (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Blue Spires')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- Bright blue flowers on tall upright stems
- Growth Habit:
- creeper
- Other:
- specially developed for visual and olfactory appeal.
- Uses:
- *very* ornamental and yet still culinary
Rosemary, Collingwood Ingram (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Collingwood Ingram')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- blue, summer
- Growth Habit:
- creeper
- Other:
- highly fragrant, bright green foliage
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary
Rosemary, Foresteri (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Foresteri')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- blue, summer
- Growth Habit:
- upright
- Other:
- especially drought resistant
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary
Rosemary, Girardus (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Girardus')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- blue, summer
- Growth Habit:
- upright
- Other:
- very, very dense foliage
- Uses:
- culinary (Very rare in U.S. of A.)
Rosemary, Golden Rain (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Joyce de Baggio')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- blue, summer
- Growth Habit:
- upright
- Other:
- variegated (yellow on foliage edges) increasing variegation with age.
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary
Rosemary, Gorizia (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Gorizia')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- blue, summer
- Growth Habit:
- upright (larger then most)
- Other:
- densely packed branches of dark green needles, fragrant
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary
Rosemary, Hill Hardy (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Hill Hardy')
- Zones:
- 7-10 (very hardy Gloxinia)
- Flowers:
- blue, summer
- Growth Habit:
- upright
- Other:
- needlelike foliage, fragrant
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary
Rosemary, Kenneth's Prostrate (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Kenneth's Prostrate')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- blue, late summer and early fall
- Growth Habit:
- creeper
- Other:
- fast grower
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary
Rosemary, Lockwood de Forest (Rosmarinus officinalis var. angustifolius 'Lockwood de Forest')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- lavender blue, summer
- Growth Habit:
- creeper
- Other:
- dark green foliage
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary
Rosemary, Logee's Blue (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Logee's Blue')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- Blue, summer
- Growth Habit:
- upright
- Other:
- bluish green foliage, smaller Ogee's.
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary
Rosemary, Miss Jessup (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Miss Jessup')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- Blue
- Growth Habit:
- upright
- Other:
- bred especially for flowering
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary
Rosemary, Mrs. Howard's Creeping (Rosmarinus officinalis'Mrs. Howard's Creeping')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- small blue, mid to late summer
- Growth Habit:
- creeper
- Other:
- fast grower
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary
Rosemary, Pine-Scented (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Pine-Scented')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- Blue, summer
- Growth Habit:
- upright, feathery needle-leaves
- Other:
- grown as miniature Christmas Tree, leaves have pine fragrance.
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary
Rosemary, Rex (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Rex')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- Blue, summer
- Growth Habit:
- upright
- Other:
- dark green foliage
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary
Rosemary, Santa Barbara (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Santa Barbara')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- Blue, summer
- Growth Habit:
- upright
- Other:
- drought resistant
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary
Rosemary, Severn Sea (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Severn Sea')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- Violet-blue
- Growth Habit:
- upright
- Other:
- ornamental and culinary
Rosemary, Spanish (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Majorca')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- Pink, throughout summer.
- Growth Habit:
- upright
- Other:
- very needlelike leaves (popular bonsai subject)
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary
Rosemary, Tuscan Blue (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- Blue, mid spring to late summer
- Growth Habit:
- upright
- Other:
- extremely fragrant, bred especially for dense flowering.
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary
Rosemary, White-Flowered (Rosmarinus officinalis 'White-Flowered')
- Zones:
- 8-10
- Flowers:
- White
- Growth Habit:
- upright
- Other:
- extremely fragrant
- Uses:
- ornamental and culinary
