Salem Rosemary 4"

Salem Rosemary 4"

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  • Strong Flavor For Marinades, Breads & Pastries
  • 36 Inches Tall
  • 16-24 Inches Wide
  • Plant in Full Sun

Salem Rosemary is an easy herb to grow and a pretty and fragrant plant in any garden. Some regions are too hot or cold for rosemary, and many are too wet. Enter Salem Rosemary, a hybrid herb with plenty of kitchen uses and a better tolerance of humid climates than most rosemary plants. In moderate zones (7 through 9), Salem Rosemary is a perennial, so once planted, it should come back year after year. In colder and hotter zones, it's still a perfect container or kitchen garden plant as an annual. The plant grows upright to about 3 feet high and 2 feet around.

Rosemary is an easy herb to dry, so if you can grow it only in spring (in hot climates) or summer (in cold climates), you can harvest stems and dry them for year-round cooking. The herb is a favorite for poultry, beef, fish or plenty of vegetable sides. It’s native to the Mediterranean, but this variety was bred in Salem, North Carolina.

Rosemary plants need lots of sunlight, at least 6 hours a day. Choose a soil that drains well because rosemary plants do not like having soggy soil around their roots. Adding some organic compost to a hole at least twice as wide and deep as the new plant's container can improve drainage. The only real pruning rosemary needs is harvesting, snipping stems off with sharp scissors or clippers. If using more for the kitchen than for ornamental purposes, prune off flowers when they appear. Avoid heavy pruning of rosemary or cutting into the larger woody stems.