How to Distinguish Between Rosemary Varieties

Notice the larger dark blue flowers on the Tuscan Blue variety of Rosemary. This upright type grows to 6 feet tall, spreads out 5 feet wide and has an olive-colored leaf. Miss Jessop's upright grows to about 8 feet tall and spans up to 4 feet, with branches dipping once they've reached 2 feet. The flowers are a medium blue color and the olive-colored leaves are larger than other varieties.

Admire the Majorca Pink for its unique lavender pink flowers. This rosemary variety grows wider than it is tall. The leaves have a faded green color, and the plant grows out to create an open center. Blue Spire, another upright rosemary variety, also has a darker blue flower, and grows tall and straight about 6 feet.

Capture the simplicity of the Albus variety. Only growing to 3 feet, this rosemary type is round in shape and has white flowers. Ken Taylor can be found with bright lavender blue flowers and darker green leaves. This plant is a semi-upright used for ground cover. The vertical stems grow to 3 feet.

Observe the blooming dark blue flowers on the Collingwood Ingram, another semi-upright rosemary variety. This plant grows up to 5 feet, and spreads out to 6 feet. The basal branches turn upwards as they grow out. Prostratus, a ground hugger, has faded green leaves and lighter blue flowers. It grows to about 2 feet high.

Don't forget to acknowledge two other ground cover rosemary types. Huntington Carpet has massive, arching branches, lighter blue flowers, and grows to about 3 feet tall. Corsican Prostrate also grows out with arching branches, dark colored flowers and unique silver blue colored leaves.