Creeping rosemary

Creeping rosemary is an aromatic rosemary with a spreading and cascading habit, perfect for pots, low walls, window boxes, and Mediterranean cuisine thanks to its fragrant evergreen foliage.

Format

Hardiness Not hardy

Difficulty level Easy

Family Lamiaceae

Creeping rosemary is a very decorative aromatic plant, appreciated for its low, spreading or trailing habit, and its narrow evergreen foliage with a resinous and Mediterranean scent. It is perfect for patio pots, planters, low walls, rockeries, sunny borders, and containers where its stems can trail naturally. In cooking, its fragrant leaves are used to flavor grilled meats, potatoes, roasted vegetables, marinades, sauces, breads, flavored oils, fish, and stews.

Easy to grow during the warm season, creeping rosemary prefers a full sun, warm, and well-ventilated location, in light, poor to moderately fertile, and very well-drained soil. It tolerates heat and drier conditions well once established but does not tolerate excess water and heavy soils. In pots, it is important to choose a well-drained container and allow the soil to dry out slightly between waterings. Since it is not very hardy in our climate, it is often grown as an annual or brought indoors before cold weather to a very bright spot.

Both aromatic, ornamental, and useful for pollinators when it flowers, creeping rosemary is ideal for creating a Mediterranean, fragrant, and natural decor. Its trailing habit pairs very well with lavenders, thymes, santolinas, salvias, grasses, and other full-sun plants. It is an excellent choice for gardeners looking for a fragrant herb that is heat-resistant and particularly beautiful in containers, rockeries, or dry borders.