When to plant rosemary in Rocky Plain
- Plant seedlings: late Jul to late AprRocky Plain area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Rocky Plain. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A tough evergreen Mediterranean herb that thrives on little water in Adelaide's hot dry summers. It needs full sun and excellent drainage; wet feet kill it faster than drought. Its winter flowers feed bees when little else is flowering.