Unique Trailing Rosemary Plant
This plant is quite drought-tolerant requiring little water once established.
Trailing rosemary plant. Trailing Rosemary will thrive in any fertile free draining soil in a sunny position. Locate plants in full sun. By the end of summer youll have baby plants to over-winter and plant.
Established Plants Trim off the tips of lanky shoots by at least one-half cutting at a 45-degree angle in early spring. This is because besides its personal charm it has culinary virtues and many garden uses. Ensure the pot has drainage holes at the base and do not use a drip tray under the pot as this can keep the soil damp.
Use a soil mix of compost or potting soil and sand to ensure the optimal drainage conditions. Plant Trailing Rosemary in the fall in low-desert regions. Irene and Huntington Carpet are some of the lowest growing varieties.
This waterwise evergreen shrub is outstanding for cascading from retaining walls or planters and is very useful in erosion control on banks and slopes. The Creeping Rosemary performs best on slopes and banks that need erosion control or walls and planters where it can grow downward. Fertilize rosemary with 1 ½ tablespoons 22 mL of slow release 10-10-10 fertilizer around the base of the plant and work in lightly with a hand cultivator.
Cut the entire plant back in late winter to early spring to renovate an older rosemary. Rosmarinus officinalis prostratus together with its various forms is native to Mediterranean countries where the climate is somewhat similar to that of California. Water but dont drown the plant.
Clusters of pale blue flowers appear in spring and summer occasionally in fall. Trailing Rosemary A dense groundcover variety with narrow green needle-like foliage and pretty mauve-lilac flowers in spring on a low spreading form. Find a garden center near you.