A common hedging plant, Rosemary is also useful as a plant for clipping into shapes and forms. With many different varieties, the best choices for topiary are small-leaved, upright forms of Rosemary. It can also be grown over a frame to develop a particular desired shape or form. Rosemary requires alkaline soil and an occasional lime dusting to cope with warm humid climates.
- Type
- Exotic
- Maintenance
- Low
- Water use
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- One
- Size
- Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
- Root size
- 2.5 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Moist tropical, Semi-arid with summer rain, Moist temperate with hot summers, Arid interior, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Frost, Wind, Salt
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden, Yarra Valley Water plants, Water efficient plants, Alice Water Smart, Wagga Wagga (Water Wise)
- Shade levels
- Full sun, Sun/shade
- Flowering seasons
- Summer
- Gardens
- Formal