General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 1 - 2 feet
Plant Spread: 4 - 8 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fragrant
Needled
Other: Spreading or trailing
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Spring
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Culinary Herb
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Gophers/Voles
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Prostrate Rosemary
  • Salvia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Salvia rosmarinus
  • Synonym: Rosmarinus officinalis

'Huntington Carpet' was a featured
Plant of the Day for November 22, 2018.
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Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-04-20
Location: United States Botanical Garden | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26

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