General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 5 feet (1.5 m)
Plant Spread: 5 feet (1.5 m)
Leaves: Evergreen
Fragrant
Needled
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Culinary Herb
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Upright Rosemary
  • Salvia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Salvia rosmarinus
  • Synonym: Rosmarinus officinalis
Also sold as:
  • Pyramidalis
  • Miss Jessopp
  • Erectus
  • Miss Jessup
  • Miss Jessop

'Miss Jessopp's Upright' was a featured
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Location: La Crescenta, CA
Date: 2016-12-20
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