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: 3 - 4 feet
Plant Spread: 3 - 4 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Fragrant
Other: Green and gold streaked in cooler months of spring and fall; green in the warmer summer months.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Spring
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
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

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Common names
  • Rosemary
  • Salvia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Salvia rosmarinus
  • Synonym: Rosmarinus officinalis
Also sold as:
  • Joyce DeBaggio

'Golden Rain' was a featured
Plant of the Day for May 19, 2018.
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Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-02-13
Time for a trim to keep this low and inbounds.
Location: Hamilton Square perennial garden Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-03-10
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-03-11

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
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