Rosemary, Arp
Rosmarinus officinalis `Arp'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 3-4 Feet
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Loamy-Sandy Well Drained
Flowers: Early SpringLate Winter
Common Uses:
Culinary, , Medicinal
Perhaps the hardiest of all varieties, however, our winter breezes are still too stiff. In the past, we wrote about it's rangey form, but frankly, this year it was thick & well branched. Go figure. If you're in zone 6 or warmer, it's worth a try outdoors in winter. Leaves & blooms enhance jams & orange sauce for poultry or lamb.
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Rosemary, Blue Boy
Rosmarinus officinalis prostratus
Cold Tolerance: Zone 8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun
Height: 2-3 Foot trailing
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Loamy-Sandy Well Drained
Common Uses:
Culinary, , Miniature/Faery Garden, , Topiary, , Jar Gem, , Topiary
The perfect miniature rosemary, for containers, miniature landscapes & of course, faerie gardens. A little bit larger than "Baby P.J.". Light blue flowers, in winter, compliment short flavorful leaves on dainty compact wiry stems. Huntington Botanical Garden introduction.
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Rosemary, Creeping
Rosmarinus officinalis prostratus
Cold Tolerance: Zone 8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 2-3 Feet trailing
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Loamy-Sandy Well Drained
Common Uses:
Baskets, , Container, , Culinary, , Medicinal, , Topiary
This creeping variety has made a name for itself as the container rosemary. It looks natural in hypertufa containers & hanging baskets, & easily wraps around circular wire frames for victorian centerpieces. Fresh rosemary for Thanksgiving turkey, plucked from your table- impressive!
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Rosemary, Focaccia with Olive Oil
serves 8
1 pkg. yeast 2 tsp. garlic, minced
1 tsp. sugar 2 tsp. salt
1-1/2 c. warm water 1/2 tsp. pepper, fresh ground
4 c. unbleached flour 2 T. fresh rosemary, finely chopped
2 T. extra virgin olive oil 6 T. fresh sage, finely chopped (OR LESS)
In a large mixing bowl or heavy duty mixer, combine the yeast, sugar, water and 1/2 c. of the flour. Mix well. Let the yeast “proof” (let sit) for 5 minutes. Add the olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, herbs and remaining 3-1/2 c. flour. Work ingredients together until dough is smooth & firm. Cover dough. Let rise in a warm place, until doubled, about 1-1/2 hrs.
Punch the dough down, knead it a few times into a smooth ball and then stretch it out on a very well oiled, large baking sheet. Drizzle a generous amount of the olive oil over the dough. Work the dough with the tips of your fingers to make dimples all over the surface. Cover the baking sheet loosely with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rise again until it has doubled in size or about 45 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for 5 minutes and then lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake an additional 30 minutes. Dip ripped pieces of focaccia in olive oil infused with “Italian herbs” (like dried oregano, chile peppers, onion & garlic granules, basil, marjoram, savory and thyme)
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Rosemary, Golden Rain
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Joyce DeBaggio'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 7b
8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 1-2 Foot
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Loamy-Sandy Well Drained
Common Uses:
Container, , Culinary, , Medicinal, , Topiary
"Thanks for the Memories"
Attractive chartreuse and green striped leaves with subtle, lemony flavor, adorn this stocky upright rosemary. Variegation is most prominent in cooler weather and is gorgeous with blue buds. Mark's favorite variety for container growing, as it appears as a mini alpine tree. Named for Tom DeBaggio's wife, Joyce. Along with bay, rosemary is my favorite Christmas herb.
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Rosemary, Gorizia
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Gorizia'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 7b
8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun
Height: 4 - 5 feet
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Loamy-Sandy Well Drained
Common Uses:
Culinary, , Medicinal, , Topiary
"Thanks for the Memories"
We call it Godzilla. Tom DeBaggio found it from Gorizia, Italy. Huge broad leaves are twice the size of "Garden Rosemary". Light blue flowers in spring-summer are also larger than other rosemaries. DeBaggios describe flavor as "gentle, sweet and a bit gingery." Tempura anyone? Mark is using this variety for a 3 foot tall, triple spiral standard topiary. In just 3 years, it's finished!
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Rosemary, Herb Cottage
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Herb Cottage'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 7b
8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 3-4 Feet
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Loamy-Sandy Well Drained
Common Uses:
Bonsai, , Culinary, , Miniature/Faery Garden, Medicinal, , Topiary
When I escape the winter blues and enter our greenhouse, the fluorescent bright blue flowers on 'Herb Cottage' take my breath away. It's a solid well branched selection just jammed with leaves. Excellent for bonsai and topiaries. Formerly listed as 'Salem'
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Rosemary, Hill Hardy
Rosmarinus officinalis `Madalene Hill'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 2-3 Feet
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Loamy-Sandy Well Drained
Common Uses:
Culinary, , Medicinal, , Topiary
"Thanks for the Memories"
Madeleine Hill did not introduce this hardy variety (she introduced 'Arp'), rather it was named in her honor, by Tom DeBaggio. Long ago we were impressed with it's healthy and hardy growth habit. Not hardy in our open fields, but then all hardy rosemaries have a difficult time overwintering here. Plant against a south wall and protect from brisk winds with something transparent (not mulch!). A well drained, gravelly soil is also critical to prevent spring root rots.
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Rosemary, Ingram
Rosmarinus officinalis `Collingwood Ingramii'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 3-4 Feet
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Loamy-Sandy Well Drained
Common Uses:
Culinary, , Medicinal, , Topiary
Ingram is a very fast grower increasing up to 1-1/2 feet in a single year! Small plants start with upright growth and continue growing until they become heavy. they develop a prostrate posture making long stems perfect for Shish-ka-bobs. Darkest blue flowers.
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Rosemary, Large-creeping
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Hungington Carpet'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 2-3 Feet trailing
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Loamy-Sandy Well Drained
Common Uses:
Culinary, , Medicinal, , Topiary
This is the largest creeping variety we offer. Prostrate varieties flower in winter with a similarr beautiful blue color. Because it is practically identical to 'Lockewood de Forest', we have dropped that cultivar.
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Rosemary, Mrs. Reed’s Dark Blue
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Mrs. Reed's Dark Blue'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 7b
8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 3 - 4 feet
Soil: Loamy-Sandy Well Drained
Common Uses:
Bonsai, , Culinary, , Topiary
New in 2006
Deep, dark bluish-purple flowers dot spirally branching, upward reaching, healthy foliage that loks very much like 'Herb Cottage' and is just as good for making topiaries, bonsai or great meals. Surprise guests by adding the delicate blooms to heavy cream with blueberries.
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Rosemary, Pink Flowering
Rosmarinus officinalis `Majorica Pink'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 3-4 Feet
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Loamy-Sandy Well Drained
Common Uses:
Culinary, , Medicinal
Pink flowers distinguish this strong, upright, short needled variety. Doesn't branch well, but reaches amazing heights in one season. Another companion for the grill with long stems for Shish-ka-bobs. Mark trained one into a 4 foot Christmas tree in just 3 years. Summer pruning promotes better branching.
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Rosemary, Tuscan Blue
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 7b
8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun
Height: 4 - 5 feet
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Loamy-Sandy Well Drained
Common Uses:
Culinary, , Medicinal, , Topiary
This rosemary always looks healthy! Is it it's broad leaves like 'Gorizia' but shinier and a bit smaller? Or is it the tall columnar form, reminiscent of an "Irish Yew?" It grows better than 7 feet in Zones 7-10. Best of all, I like it's fresh, Christmas scent.
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Rosemary, White-flowering
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Nancy Howard'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun
Height: 2-3 Foot trailing
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Loamy-Sandy Well Drained
Flowers: Late Summer
Common Uses:
Culinary, , Medicinal, , Topiary
The unique white flowers that cover this masterpiece in late summer, early fall add to the legend of how Mary layed her cloak on a rosemary while escaping to Egypt, turning the white to blue. Was this that white shrub? Balanced rosemary flavor. Hardier variety to below 0 degree F.
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SAGE - SALVIAS
All Sages/Salvia were "Herb of the Year," promoting it as the youth herb as it's been used to darken hair, improve memory, even ease wrinkles. Wishful thinking? Not entirely. We use it in the bath to soothe muscles, drink the tea to ease nerves and indigestion and you'd be WISE to add the silver and white varieties to your white garden. Sage is the common name for salvias, a plant group boasting 600+ varieties. Very generally speaking, sages love the sun, heat, and dry draining slopes, but check out each introduction for differences in hardiness & cultural needs. My favorite quality, however, is the variety of color and leaf shapes which is always welcome in otherwise subtle herb greenery.
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Sage, Autumn Coral
Salvia greggii 'Coral'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun
Height: 3 - 4 feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses:
Bees, , Container, , Edible Flowers, Medicinal, , Ornamental, , Edible Flowers, , Hummingbird, , Ornamental / Medicinal Sages
New for 2008
We have to admit, during the first Summer we put them in our yard, we weren't all that impressed until Autumn as their name would suggest. Then the cool weather came- and WOW did they ever bloom and put on a great show, Even the butterflies applauded! With all that Spring and Summer shows of color, we need a season extender like this.
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Sage, Autumn Furman’s Red
Salvia greggii 'Furman's Red'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun
Height: 3 - 4 feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses:
Bees, , Container, , Edible Flowers, Medicinal, , Ornamental, , Edible Flowers, , Hummingbird, , Ornamental / Medicinal Sages
New for 2008
To clarify, these are ornamental "Sages" that are tall stemmed with small leaves distributed up the stems. In this case, the flowers are fire engine red and by Autumn they are on fire!
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Sage, Autumn Purple
Salvia greggii 'Purple'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun
Height: 3 - 4 feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses:
Bees, , Container, , Edible Flowers, Medicinal, , Ornamental, , Edible Flowers, , Hummingbird, , Ornamental / Medicinal Sages
New for 2008
Reminiscent of purple bedding plant "Salvia" these plants attract the attention of bees, hummingbirds, butterflies and humans.
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Sage, Autumn San Antonio
Salvia greggii 'San Antonio'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun
Height: 3 - 4 feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses:
Bees, , Container, , Edible Flowers, Medicinal, , Ornamental, , Edible Flowers, , Hummingbird, , Ornamental / Medicinal Sages
New for 2008
This is a bi-colored flower of pastel cream and coral. Each of the species flower somewhat throughout the Summer, but it is in the Fall when all the colors become more vivid and the plants just look as if they've breathed a sigh of relief with cooler temperatures.
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Sage, Autumn White
Salvia greggii 'Alba'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun
Height: 3 - 4 feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses:
Bees, , Container, , Edible Flowers, Medicinal, , Ornamental, , Edible Flowers, , Hummingbird, , Ornamental / Medicinal Sages
New for 2008
You can always count on the fact that 'Alba' translates to white and that's exactly what you'll get from these flowers.
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Sage, Autumn Wild Thing
Salvia greggii 'Wild Thing'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun
Height: 3 - 4 feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses:
Bees, , Container, , Edible Flowers, Medicinal, , Ornamental, , Edible Flowers, , Hummingbird, , Ornamental / Medicinal Sages
New for 2008
Just when you think the flower couldn't get any more fuchsia, it kicks it up a notch to a hot, fuchsia pink as the heat fades away. Lipsticks would be jealous.
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Sage, Diviners
Salvia divinorum
Cold Tolerance: Zone 9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun to P.Shade-Sun
Height: 2 - 7 feet
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Middle Winter
Common Uses:
Medicinal
Ornamental / Medicinal Sages
According to Richters, this is a sacred sage of tropical, Southern Mexico's "Mazateca Indians". Simply chewing the fresh leaves induces psychotropic / hallucineogenic effects courtosy of compounds called "salvinorins". Even if you are not into '60s experiments, intensly dark blue flowers on broad, bright green leaves offer shady areas, a lush tropical look. Flowers mid-winter with "Fruit Sage".
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Sage, Fruit-scented
Salvia dorisiana
Cold Tolerance: Zone 9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun
Height: 3 - 4 feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses:
Container, , Culinary, , Ornamental
Culinary Sages
Fragrant, fuzzy foliage tickle shocking, lipstick pink, 1" flowers by December. It is a big grower that benefits from frequent tip pinching during the growing season to prevent legginess. If not in a frost free area, dig up or grow in containers to bring inside for a Christmas display. Leaves & flowers are used like "Pineapple Sage".
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Sage, Grandfather White
Salvia apiana
Cold Tolerance: Zone 6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b-11
Light: Full Sun
Height: 3 - 4 feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses:
Bees, , Borders
Ornamental / Medicinal Sages
Used ceremonially by southwestern Native Peoples to purify themselves (in sweat lodges during flu season) or dwellings, this power-filled, silver leaved shrub, about the size of garden sage will have everyone asking "What is it?" Traditionally, small wands are burnt to ward off evil spirits. Frankly, it's odors scares anything away. Ask Mark's brother, Kyle, (our website guru) just how bad it smells. According to our brother Soft-Shell Turtle, the eastern Native Peoples use a different sage with the botanical name Artemesia ludoviciana.
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