The leaves can be distilled to produce an essential oil which is often found in soaps and cosmetic products due to its natural astringent properties.
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- Shearing the top encourages the side branches to spread.
- Rosemary really despises sitting in soggy soil and overtwatering so ensure that your soil is sandy, poor, and very well draining.
The Tale
The name Rosmarinus comes from the Latin ros maris or ‘dew of the sea’.
It was later called Rose of Mary or rosemary in honor of the Virgin Mary.
Rosemary water is often called ‘Queen of Hungary Water’ since it is said that Elizabeth of Poland, one of the Queens of Hungary, was the first to introduce perfume (hers a rosemary-infused alcoholate) to the 14th courts in Hungary.
And one can imagine that life was much more pleasant in the court thereafter.
Other names:
Trailing Rosemary
Creeping Rosemary
Prostrate Rosemary
Origin:
Mediterranean
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