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 propagation Mix.
Plug Size: 4.5cm.
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 up-to 2lt formats.
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.
