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 | Months | How well checked |
|---|---|---|
| Cool | Mar to May, Sep to Nov | Not yet checked against a local guide |
| Temperate | Mar to May, Sep to Nov | Not yet checked against a local guide |
| Subtropical | Mar to May, Sep to Oct | Not yet checked against a local guide |
| Tropical | May to Jun | Not yet checked against a local guide |
| Arid | Mar to May, Sep to Nov | Not yet checked against a local guide |
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.