General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 4 to 6 feet or more
Plant Spread: 4 to 6 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Other: Bright pink buds open to white flowers.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Sea Rosemary
  • Rosemary Everlasting
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius
  • Synonym: Helichrysum rosmarinifolium

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Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-04-05
Purchased at UCD Arboretum $10.00
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-04-05
Just planted UCD Arboretum purchase. $10.00
Location: Camano Island, WA
Date: 2017-10-24
Seed is 1mm long, tuft is 3mm. There are thousands in the seedhea

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