Rosmarinus officinalis.  Rosemary, a tender evergreen perennial.

 

We love our Rosemary, but other plants don't, so much.  The volatile oil that we love is too strong and overpowering for others to get along and play well with Rosemary.  So I never use it as greenery in a flower vase with other flowers.  In a vase by herself, maybe, but not as a companion.  Actually, a vase of Rosemary alone can brighten the air in a room.

 

Rosemary is a Mediterranean plant, so it wants warmth and moderate winter temperatures.  Planted in a southern, well-protected location, your Rosemary bush can live for years. You can easily grow Rosemary in a pot too, just protect it in winter.   And if it doesn't survive the winter, harvest it, hang it to dry then put the leaves in your spice cabinet, and use the branches as skewers on the barbecue.  Skewer chicken, shrimp, lamb for the grill.

 

We add the fresh blue flowers to salads, and the dried leaves to our breads and pizza dough.  Best to dry and store the leaves whole, and crush just before using.  

 

Give it a try;  Rosemary is definitely worth the trouble, if nothing more than to just brush up against her and breathe.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!