Hey Felix-I got some of the same rosemary from Kara! However mine is still in the pot...but alive! Thanks for sharing Felix maybe this will inspire me to get mine planted.

Hello Felix! The rosemary I got from Kara is blooming too! Mine is sprawling and rambling through the bed I planted it in. I, too, love the soft lavender color of the blooms. Definitely a welcome addition to the garden!

Susan

We need pictures you guys!

Yes, pictures please. That sounds like a wonderful ground cover and I'd love to some too. I haven't seen it in my neck of the woods to buy anywhere.

Here are a couple of pictures of the False Rosemary [Conradina canescens]. I don't know if it would make a good ground cover as it is rather "wispy" but it is a great filler in the bed!

nova

Thanks Nova. Now I want some.

Ginny, is that the one you called climbing rosemary?

I envy you. I used to have wild rosemary in SC. I did find out that with that variety, at least, it did not like to be transplanted. I tried rooting some cuttings, to no avail. Sometimes God just puts things where He wants them, and you have to leave them there.

That is so pretty, I love the flower! I received some Rosemary from someone at my plant swap last fall. I really like this one. It's leaves form a yellow star at the tip and it's fragrance is much sweeter than my reg. rosemary. Anyone recognize it?

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Wow, I'm interested in this also. Have not seen it around anywhere. I have the good old-fashioned rosemary and they are all rather huge. I like the daintyness of this one.

FlowerLady

Nova,mine is about the same size as yours.
junkyardgirl,you might want to ask karalyn how to propagate.
She is the one who gave us the plants.
This plant is ornamental and native not for culinary purposes as our European herb,Rosemary.
Cindee,your rosemary is very pretty and unusual. Is it a culinary herb?
Felix

Felix, I wish I knew. I have been all over the web trying to get an ID for it. I love the star shape of the end leaves. It is lighter pine smelling than the other ordinary rosemary. I wish the giver would speak up and ID it. Maybe I am wrong and it isn't Roasemary. Sure smells like it and I planted it with my other rosemary in my large herb pot. Still, I cannot find it's name. Will let you know if/when I do.

Sorry, I'm just now responding to this post, it's been a very busy weekend for me! I love my false rosemary and it is one of the toughest plants I've ever grown. It thrives in both drought and rainy conditions as long as it has well drained soil, blooms beautifully, has wonderfully fragrant foliage, and really attracts bees. Once it was fully mature it also became thick enough to smoother any potential weeds and since it's evergreen I never have to weed under it. I really need to trim mine back but I love how it looks so much that I haven't been able to do so yet. To propagate it just pin some of the longer braches to the ground and partially cover them with dirt. The branches will root themselves fairly quickly. My main plant is surrounded with smaller plants where it's branches have layed on the ground and rooted themselves. My original plant I bought at a native plant sale up in Gainsville and it was in a 3" pot.

This is a florida native that is also known as a scrub mint in the Conradina genus. This particular variety gets between 2 and 3 feet tall and as wide as you will let it. I've had this plant for about three years now and have never had any problems with it as long as you don't count the fact that when it is in bloom it is constantly covered in bees. Even though I walk past this plant and brush against it while it's in bloom none of the bees have paid me a bit of attention. The link I've attached is to a similar plant but probably not the exact same species as it is threatened in florida. I believe that there are 4 different varieties of Conradina native to florida, two of which are endemic and endangered and a third is endemic and threatened. My plant is probably the fourth variety, Conradina canescens, but I'm not positive. As the first picture shows the plant is slowly trying to swallow up both my plumbago and my bleeding hear vine. The trash can in the background gives you an idea of the plants size. This is a plant that loves full sun but will tolerate some light shade (mines under a moderately large multi-trunked crape myrtle) and needs plenty of room to grow!

Here is a link that might be useful: false rosemary