Rosemary

Salvia rosmarinus ·로즈마리 (Korean)

Family / Genus

Order Lamiales · Family Lamiaceae · Genus Salvia (formerly Rosmarinus)

Origin

Mediterranean coast (Italy, Spain, southern France). Adopted in Korea in the 1990s, a popular balcony herb

Edible Parts

Leaves (small and needle-like, resembling a conifer)

Korean Growing Season

Perennial — transplant in spring (Apr). Very cold-sensitive (limit −5 to −10 °C). Difficult outdoors in Korea outside the south; overwinter in pots indoors