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| ROSEMARY SPECIES AND CULTIVARS (most varieties bloom winter/spring, occaionally in fall) |
| COMMON CULTIVARS |
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GROWTH HABIT |
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BLOOM |
FLAVOR FRAGRANCE FOLIAGE |
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| Beneden Blue |
'Balsam or Pine-Scented' |
upright, narrow |
3' X 4' |
Light blue |
pine fragrance |
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| Blue Spires |
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strongly vertical |
5-6' X 6' |
Deep blue |
excellent for seasoning |
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| Collingwood Ingrami |
'Rex #4' |
sprawling |
2-2 1/2' X 4' |
Bright Blue w/ violet veining |
too piney for seasoning |
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| Huntington Carpet |
Huntington Blue' |
best groundcover |
18 X 3'+ |
Light blue |
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| Irene |
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vigorous spreader |
18 X 2-3' (per year) |
Deep lavender blue |
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| Ken Taylor |
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low and spreading |
18 X 4 |
Deep blue |
sport of Collingwood |
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| Lockwood de Forest |
'Santa Barbara' |
mounding |
2' X 2 1/2' |
Bright blue |
light green foliage |
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| Majorca Pink |
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cascading |
2-4' X 1-2' |
Lilac-pink |
fruity fragrance |
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| Miss Jessup |
'Fastigiatus' |
erect, upright |
4' X 1-2' |
Pale violet-blue |
thin, pointed leaves |
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| Prostratus |
'Not Prostate!' |
mounding |
2' X 4-8' |
Pale lavender blue |
will trail straight down |
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| Tuscan Blue |
Vita Sackville-West's original from Italy |
upright and tall |
6-7' X 1-2' |
Deep violet-blue |
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