Description
Salvia rosmarinus ‘Gorizia’ or Rosemary ‘Gorizia’ is a distinctive, vigorous rosemary cultivar known for its broad leaves, upright habit, and exceptionally aromatic foliage. Originating from the Italian city of Gorizia, this selection is prized by cooks, gardeners and sensory‑garden designers for its strong flavour, robust growth and striking presence in the landscape.
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: Broad, evergreen, highly aromatic leaves forming a strong, upright, architectural shrub; excellent for culinary use
Flowering period: Late spring to early summer, with occasional repeat blooms in warm spells.
Height: Up-to 150cm at maturity.
Spread: Up-to 120cm 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, Mediterranean borders, gravel gardens, raised beds, edible landscapes, and Pollinator/Wildlife-friendly planting schemes.
Commercial Notes:
SALVIA rosmarinus ‘Gorizia’ 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.
