General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Plant Height: 12 to 14"
Plant Spread: 20-24 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self
Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon

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Common names
  • Bog Rosemary
  • Common Bog Rosemary
  • Marsh Andromeda

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Location: Riverton, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-04-24
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-04-08
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-04-04
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Barcelona, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-03
Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2015-06-15
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Home Depot
Date: 2012-04-13
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Home Depot
Date: 2012-04-13
Location: Home Depot
Date: 2012-04-13
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Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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Location: Cincinnati, OH
Date: 2009-04-05
Location: Virginia
Date: 2016-03-23
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Bog Gardens - Zone 5
Date: 2010-06-09
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2010-06-23
In the landscape. Origianally used as an annual, but overwintered
Location: Home Depot
Date: 2012-04-13
Location: Virginia
Date: 2016-03-23
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2009-04-15
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-08-09
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Comments:
  • Posted by JuliaPGH on Jul 16, 2018 8:50 PM concerning plant:
    Help! I planted a beautiful Andromeda polifolia Blue Ice Bog Rosemary this spring and have been loving its unusual blue hue - until... it started drying up. It started to look like it got a chemical burn just recently, and I am not sure what I am doing wrong. I fear it may be too late for it, because what started as just a few branches has quickly spread over the entire plant. From what I can read, it is fairly resistant to most pests and diseases, so it must be something else. It has been very hot and humid here (Western PA) recently, so did I not water it enough? Wondering if there is any way I can bring it back...

    Thanks in advance!

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