Best time to plant rosemary in Australia
Rosmarinus officinalis
An evergreen Mediterranean shrub, rosemary carries fragrant needle-like leaves that are white and woolly underneath. Those leaves are the part cooks use. Upright types reach up to 1.8 m and trailing forms spill low, with flowers that are usually purple, with white, pink and blue forms too.
On a shared plot: stays for years
Holds its spot for years. Check your garden's rules and how long your plot licence runs.
When to sow
| Zone | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoolNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | No |
| TemperateNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | No |
| SubtropicalNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | No | No |
| TropicalNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| AridNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | No |
Good months to sow
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Growing details
- How to start
- Raise seedlings, then transplant
- Sowing depth
- 3mm
- Plant spacing
- 60cm
- Row spacing
- 60cm
- Height
- 90cm
- Germination
- 15-25 days at 21-27°C
- Time to harvest
- 100-150 days
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- perennial
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.