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Questions tagged [rosemary]

Woody, perennial herb, Rosmarinus officinalis. Use this tag with questions about caring, propagating and identifying rosemary varieties.

Rosemary, species Rosmarinus officinalis, is a member of genus Rosmarinus, Family Lamiaceae. It is a woody, perennial , noted for fragrant, evergreen needle-like foliage. It is native to the Mediterranean region, and typically grows with white, pink, purple, or blue flowers.

As well as being used as a culinary herb, rosemary is used for decoration, and has also been used for medicinal applications due to high levels of various bioactive acids. Historically it has a reputation for improving memory. In Australia and New Zealand, rosemary is used as a symbol of remembrance on ANZAC Day.

Use this tag for all questions about growing rosemary.

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Is something wrong with my plants?

I've planted some herbs on my balcony in hanging flower boxes. I live in Illinois so it's pretty hot and humid around this time of the year. My parsley has been showing discoloration my basil has some kind of brown spots on some of the leaves. Also,…
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What is wrong with my rosemary plants and how do I help them?

I have two rosemary plants, one is over six months old and the other was bought from a shop about 4 weeks ago. This is the older one I grew from seed. It was the only survivor of 5 seeds I planted roughly 6-7 months ago. It was also one of four pots…
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What kinds of larvae/maggots/worms are these?

While I was repotting my rosemary, I discovered several, fairly large, worm-like creatures (see images below; I found more after taking the picture, but they look the same as the other ones). For reference: the biggest ones in the image are about…
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Yellow spots on leaves of my spices

Does somebody comes up with an idea why my spices got those lighter spots on their leaves: IMO it comes from airpolution, but can't proof it.
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How to get pests off of Rosemary?

How do you keep pests off from Rosemary? I bought a small Rosmarinus officinalis at a local nursery last summer, and it was healthy and bug-free, but after a few months of sitting on my porch, it acquired aphids, spider mites, and some sort of small…
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Waxy white squares on stems of rosemary plant

I have these little waxy things attached to the stems of a rosemary plant. They come off easily and are filled with some reddish liquid if you squeeze them. I'm assuming it's a bug. Just curious what it is and if I should pick them all off. I…
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What's causing the yellow spots on my rosemary?

I live in Carmel Valley, San Diego and I have a rosemary plant that has been sitting in my back yard for almost 6 years. The weather has not changed for quite a long time. The soil is a free draining sandy soil. A week ago, the rosemary started…
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Why are 2 rosemary plants in the same potters getting woody at a very different pace

I recently bought a couple rosemary arp plants and have them in my mini indoor greenhouse. Ive been noticing that one of them is turning woody at a much faster pace whereas the other has almost all white soft stems. Im wondering what the cause of…
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Is it safe to put dead (non brown) leaves as fertilizer?

I did some cuttings of my rosemary to propagate them. The bottom leaves were trimmed off from the stems. Instead of throwing those green leaves away after having a good smell off them, I decided to put them back above the soil of the original…
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Why does my rosemary stop giving out a fragrant?

I bought a rosemary plant in a 15cm pot from a nursery last Sunday. It was enclosed inside a big plastic bag when I cycled it home. I could smell the fragrance when opened the plastic bag once in a while. However, when I reached home and placed…
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Rosemary turning yellow

I've moved the rosemary to this pot a month ago, and where I live, the temperature is around 28-30 degrees celsius these days and usually i water them on a daily basis. Everything looks just fine and even great, except for the color. Is it a soil…
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Leaves on barbeque rosemary turning yellowish

A barbeque rosemary plant I bought last year was doing fairly well until a week ago when I noticed some of the leaves were discolored. Then today I saw that the plant was really looking poorly. I live in California near San Francisco and we have…
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Rosemary plant yellowing - any hope?

My rosemary plant has gone very yellow and brittle. There are a few green leaves left but not many. Is there any hope?
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Rosemary plant died but I see new sprouts, should I move them?

So few months ago I bought a rosemary plant from Lowe's and being in Austin, it's usually been warm winters past few years. With frost and moving it in and out often on my balcony, it slowly turned brown and leaves all fell off but I kept watering…
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Rosemary plant turned brown

I bought a little rosemary tree pot plant from Lowe's and it was doing really great here in Austin. All of a sudden with the sudden dropping temp and actual winter, I brought her inside and tried bringing it in and out. But it slowly over time…
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