Description
SALVIA rosmarinus ‘Golden Rain’ or ROSEMARY ‘Golden Rain’ is a beautifully variegated ROSEMARY cultivar known for its gold-flecked foliage, aromatic evergreen leaves, and compact, upright habit. The golden variegation appears as soft yellow streaks and splashes across the foliage, giving the plant a warm, luminous quality that stands out in herb gardens, gravel borders, Mediterranean schemes and sensory planting.
Key Features:
Propagation method: Vegetative soft-wood cuttings.
Substrate: Jiffy Peat-Free Shrub Mix.
Pot Size: 9cm.
Production system: Grown without artificial light or heating for hardened plants.
Flowers: Soft blue to pale lavender.
Foliage: Evergreen, aromatic, with golden-yellow variegation on the leaves forming a neat, upright, bushy shrub.
Flowering period: Late spring to early summer, with occasional repeat blooms in warm spells.
Height: Up-to 90cm at maturity.
Spread: Up-to 80cm at maturity.
Hardiness: Hardy in most UK regions.
Pollinator value: Highly attractive to bees and beneficial insects.
Sensory value: Ideal for SEND gardens and therapeutic planting schemes.
Ecological impact: Grown in peat-free substrate with no artificial inputs, pollinator and wildlife-friendly.
Awards: Included in RHS lists of pollinator-friendly plants; selected for ecological value.
Planting & Care:
Prefers full sun and free-draining soil (sand, grit, chalk or loam).
Drought-tolerant once established.
Prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape and encourage bushiness.
Ideal for containers, herb gardens, gravel borders, Mediterranean schemes, and Pollinator/Wildlife-friendly planting schemes.
Commercial Notes:
SALVIA rosmarinus ‘Golden Rain’ are supplied as strong, well-rooted, hardy plug plants ready for potting into pots over 2lt formats or directly into the ground.
Ideal for nursery, and wholesale formats and performs well in peat-free and organic programs.
Suitable for wildlife-friendly, sensory, and sustainable product ranges.
Plant Profile from Royal Horticultural Society:
ROSEMARY plants are not subject to VAT.
