When to plant rosemary?
- Botanical name
- Salvia rosmarinus
- Family
- Lamiaceae
Rosemary is planted from April to May. It is harvested all year. It is cut back from May to June.
Rosemary is a woody perennial. The edible parts are the leaves and flowers.
Rosemary through the year
- planting
- harvest
- cutting back
In short
The last frost is not on the same day everywhere, so the recorded weeks are a guide and not a date.
Growing conditions
Pests and diseases
Listed here is every problem for which the sources name this plant as a host. The problems are not listed in order of how common they are.
Rosemary beetle
pest- Signs
- Eaten leaves left as short stubs with a grey brown edge where the tissue has dried. The metallic green and purple beetles are on the plant all year round.
- Prevention
- Action is usually not needed, because a healthy plant takes the beetle. Encourage birds and ground beetles.
- What to do
- Pick them off by hand or shake the branches over a sheet of paper laid underneath, easiest in the morning, when the beetles are slow.
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Related plants
The plants below are in the same botanical family (Lamiaceae).
Sources about the plant: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, NC State Extension Plant Toolbox, Penn State Extension, Royal Horticultural Society, Wikidata. Checked between 14 and 17 August 2026. The problem descriptions also draw on: EPPO Global Database.