Green Thumb Sunday- Rosemary - HerbDay2007.

Posted by TopVeg - October 7th, 2007

flower rosemaryGrowing Rosemary in the vegetable garden is so rewarding - the herb smells sweet as you brush by it, the leaves add fragrance to cooked dishes, and the wonderful, small, blue flowers are a bonus.

The flowers of rosemary can be preserved in sugar to make sweet Rosemary Flower candies.

rosemary flowerRosemary petals contain the same volatile oil as the leaves which:

  • have medicinal & culinary uses
  • improve memory, relieve muscle pain and spasm, & stimulate hair growth
  • contain antioxidants

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13 Comments »

  1. lovely herbal plants…never thought there’s such a nice herbal plant like that..thanks for sharing..
    mine is up hope you got time.

    Comment by jhoaniquing - October 7, 2007 5:16 am

  2. I love Rosemary both as a plant and an addition to cooking. Interested to see the candied flowers. Happy GTS o)

    Comment by ruth - October 7, 2007 5:32 am

  3. My Rosemary just started to bloom again. I love the smell of this shrub–especially in my Rosemary Mint shampoo!
    Aiyana

    Comment by Aiyana - October 7, 2007 5:51 am

  4. Hi Aiyana - rosemary in shampoo stimulates hair growth! I love the smell, too!
    TopVeg

    Comment by TopVeg - October 7, 2007 6:04 am

  5. rosemary sounds a very useful herb.
    sara from farmingfriends

    Comment by farmingfriends - October 7, 2007 6:12 am

  6. they do enhance the food’s taste! rosemary in shampoo stimulates hair growth? interesting trivia! thanks for sharing!
    happy Sunday

    Comment by maiylah - October 7, 2007 10:03 am

  7. I havan’t had any luck growing rosemary either at home or on the allotment. Our soil is heavy clay, and I don’t think Rosemary likes it. I think it needs the sandy well-drained soils and sunshine it gets in the mediterranean, where it comes from. A shame, because I love it. Perhaps next spring I’ll get one of those huge pots and fill it with sandy soil, put it in the sunniest spot I can find and see if I can finally get a rosemary plant to thrive.

    Comment by Mel Rimmer - October 7, 2007 10:44 am

  8. Rosemary is an herb I don’t have in my garden this year .. must be sure to get some for next year.

    Comment by Crafty Gardener - October 7, 2007 11:56 am

  9. Hi! I have never seen rosemary bloom here in so. Florida! I know it MUST, but I’ve never seen it. My Mom has a big bush of it…will have to ask her if hers has bloomed! It is quite pretty, isn’t it?
    Happy GTS!
    Julie

    Comment by Julie - October 7, 2007 1:06 pm

  10. I planted some rosemary this year so should be big enough to flower next.I to love the smell of it along with lavendar.

    Cheers Mark

    Comment by Mark - October 7, 2007 1:28 pm

  11. rosemary is a great hardy herb.
    I also grow lots of herbs in my garden.
    Happy GTS

    Comment by chigiy - October 7, 2007 2:47 pm

  12. I never knew all these great things about Rosemary. I am thinking of growing some herbs at some point–I will have to keep rosemary in mind :) Thanks for sharing!

    Comment by Ann M. - October 7, 2007 2:58 pm

  13. Thanks everyone for your comments.
    Mel - our rosemary is up against the house, so it is in the building rubble, and thrives. Most herbs like dry, easy soil. We have a job with our heavy soil, too, even the mint struggles at times!

    Comment by TopVeg - October 7, 2007 5:40 pm

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