Salvia rosmarinus 'Prostratus'
Trailing Rosemary
Common names: Hanging Rosemary, Matting Rosemary
Photo: Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez · CC BY 2.0 · Source
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Description
The trailing rosemary cultivar 'Prostratus' grows low and overhanging rather than upright, making it ideal for wall crowns, container edges, and sunny slopes. Its needle‑like leaves are as aromatic as upright rosemary, seasoning roasted vegetables, potatoes, and stews.
Care instructions
Plant trailing rosemary in lean, well‑draining, calcareous soil at the sunniest spot and water sparingly, as it dislikes wet feet. Harvest shoots year‑round as needed. This variety is slightly more frost‑sensitive than upright types, over‑winter it in a container in a bright, cool place or protect planted mats with mulch and a protective cloth.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
sandy, well-drained, lime-loving, lean, dry
Feeding
Light feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
nightshade family (Solanaceae)
particularly well establishedYou will find that basil next to tomato and pepper improves taste and keeps whiteflies and aphids away.
For example PotatoTomatoSweet pepperCocktail tomatoEggplantCape gooseberry and 9 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
cabbage family (Brassicaceae)
You will notice that the intense scent of basil, thyme, and others confuses the cabbage whitefly and keeps it away from the cabbage family.
For example White cabbageKohlrabiRadishKalebroccolicauliflower and 34 more species in the catalogue
Source: bio-gardening intercropping practice
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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