Tuscan Blue Rosemary

Description

Tuscan Blue Rosemary is a multipurpose plant. Tiny blue blooms grow along the tall stems from May through midsummer, making this beauty a lovely addition to a bed or mass planting. This plant is also right at home in an herb garden. Pick the fragrant leaves for use in savory recipes. The needle-like foliage can be used fresh or dried.rBright blue flowers line the tall stems spring through midsummer. Harvest the needle-like leaves at any time during the growing season. Space the low maintenance plants at least 2 to 3 feet apart. The upright growth habit allows you to plant closer together than other rosemary plants.rTuscan Blue Rosemary CarerPlant Tuscan Blue Rosemary in the spring and space plants about two to three feet from the center of one plant to the center of the neighboring plant. Rosemary requires well-draining, slightly acidic soil. Deadheading or pruning is unnecessary, although trim the plant to maintain the shape or remove woody stems. Tuscan Blue Rosemary is generally an easy plant to maintain and requires very little care.rGrowing Tuscan Blue RosemaryrPlant the Tuscan Blue Rosemary in a dry location that receives full sun. This plant will grow 3 to 4 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide. The Tuscan Blue Rosemary grows as a perennial in USDA zones 8 through 11. This plant can be grown in a container and brought indoors for the winter when grown in cold climates.rGrowing Tuscan Blue Rosemary in ContainersrPlant one Tuscan Blue Rosemary in a 6- to 8-inch container. When grown outdoors, the plant requires full sun. If growing this plant indoors, place the container in a window that receives bright light.rWatering Tuscan Blue RosemaryrThe Tuscan Blue Rosemary prefers to be on the dry side. Water when the top few inches of the soil feel dry and drench the soil when it is time to water.rFeeding Tuscan Blue RosemaryrApply fertilizer with increased nitrogen levels in the spring and again during the middle of the summer. Container-grown plants will need a dose of balanced fertilizer every other week.rrTuscan Blue Rosemary InformationrrrrUSDA Hardiness Zones: 8 – 11rrrPlant Type: Edible PlantsrrrLight Exposure: Full Sun (At Least 6 Hours Of Direct Sunlight)rrrMature Height: 3 – 4 FeetrrrMature Spread: 2 – 3 FeetrrrSpacing: 2 – 3 FeetrrrHabit: UprightrrrFlower Color(s): BluerrrFlower Description: rrrBloom Period: Bright BluerrrFoliage Type: EvergreenrrrFoliage Color(s): GreenrrrFoliage Description: Dark GreenrrrSeasonal Interest: Summer FloweringrrrWatering: AveragerrrResists: DeerrrrTolerates: Heat, DroughtrrrAttracts: ButterfliesrrrContainer Role: rrrUses: Wildlife GardensrrrFeatures: Attracts Pollinators, Foliage Interest, FragrantrrrBrand: rrrCommon Name: Tuscan Blue RosemaryrrrOther Name(s): rrrScientific Name: ROSMARINUS `TUSCAN BLUE`