Rosemary Chef's Choice®

Rosemary Chef's Choice®

A compact, mounding rosemary selected for its high oil content and bold, spicy flavor. Evergreen and aromatic, it’s perfect for containers, herb gardens, and borders, with violet-blue spring flowers that attract pollinators.

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Price: $23.99

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Rosemary Chef's Choice®

Size

Price: $23.99

Features

Characteristics

Plant Needs

The Chef’s Choice® Rosemary is the ultimate garden-to-table herb, combining beauty, fragrance, and flavor in one resilient package. Specially selected for its higher oil content, this rosemary delivers bold, spicy foliage that elevates both everyday meals and gourmet dishes. Its compact, mounding habit reaches 18–24 inches tall and wide, making it an excellent choice for containers, kitchen gardens, and smaller spaces.

Not just useful, Chef’s Choice also brings ornamental appeal. Its needle-like leaves glow green with silvery undertones, and in spring, delicate violet-blue flowers appear, drawing bees and butterflies into the garden. Evergreen foliage ensures year-round structure, while its drought and heat tolerance make it a reliable performer in even the toughest garden conditions.

Why We Love It

At Creekside, we love plants that feed the senses, and Chef’s Choice Rosemary does it all. Its foliage perfumes the garden, flavors your cooking, and looks beautiful in containers or borders. Unlike many herbs, it’s evergreen, so you’ll enjoy fresh sprigs through every season. Easy to grow, tough in heat and drought, and endlessly useful — it’s truly the rosemary we reach for again and again.

Characteristics

Plant Type:

Shrub

Garden Height:

2 - 4 Feet

Spread:

2 - 4 Feet

Habit:

Bushy

Plant Needs

Light Requirement:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Hardiness Zones:

10a, 10b, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

Water Category:

Low

Uses:

Accent, Border, Container, Culinary, Cut Flower, Groundcover, Mass Planting

Maintenance Notes

  • Best in full sun; tolerates light part shade.
  • Plant in well-drained, sandy or loamy soil; avoid soggy conditions.
  • Water sparingly — allow the top inch of soil to dry before watering again.
  • Fertilize in spring with a balanced, slow-release fertilizer.
  • Prune lightly after flowering to maintain bushy growth and prevent legginess.
  • Hardy to USDA Zones 7b–10b (approx. 10°F to 20°F).

Uses Notes

  • Perfect for containers on patios or in kitchen gardens.
  • Excellent as a culinary herb, providing flavorful sprigs year-round.
  • Attractive in borders or mass plantings as a fragrant, drought-tolerant groundcover.
  • Lovely for cut stems in arrangements or kitchen use.
  • Combines beautifully with other Mediterranean herbs like thyme, oregano, and lavender.

The Chef’s Choice® Rosemary is the ultimate garden-to-table herb, combining beauty, fragrance, and flavor in one resilient package. Specially selected for its higher oil content, this rosemary delivers bold, spicy foliage that elevates both everyday meals and gourmet dishes. Its compact, mounding habit reaches 18–24 inches tall and wide, making it an excellent choice for containers, kitchen gardens, and smaller spaces.

Not just useful, Chef’s Choice also brings ornamental appeal. Its needle-like leaves glow green with silvery undertones, and in spring, delicate violet-blue flowers appear, drawing bees and butterflies into the garden. Evergreen foliage ensures year-round structure, while its drought and heat tolerance make it a reliable performer in even the toughest garden conditions.

Why We Love It

At Creekside, we love plants that feed the senses, and Chef’s Choice Rosemary does it all. Its foliage perfumes the garden, flavors your cooking, and looks beautiful in containers or borders. Unlike many herbs, it’s evergreen, so you’ll enjoy fresh sprigs through every season. Easy to grow, tough in heat and drought, and endlessly useful — it’s truly the rosemary we reach for again and again.

Plant Type:

Shrub

Garden Height:

2 - 4 Feet

Spread:

2 - 4 Feet

Habit:

Bushy

Light Requirement:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Hardiness Zones:

10a, 10b, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

Water Category:

Low

Uses:

Accent, Border, Container, Culinary, Cut Flower, Groundcover, Mass Planting

Maintenance Notes

  • Best in full sun; tolerates light part shade.
  • Plant in well-drained, sandy or loamy soil; avoid soggy conditions.
  • Water sparingly — allow the top inch of soil to dry before watering again.
  • Fertilize in spring with a balanced, slow-release fertilizer.
  • Prune lightly after flowering to maintain bushy growth and prevent legginess.
  • Hardy to USDA Zones 7b–10b (approx. 10°F to 20°F).

Uses Notes

  • Perfect for containers on patios or in kitchen gardens.
  • Excellent as a culinary herb, providing flavorful sprigs year-round.
  • Attractive in borders or mass plantings as a fragrant, drought-tolerant groundcover.
  • Lovely for cut stems in arrangements or kitchen use.
  • Combines beautifully with other Mediterranean herbs like thyme, oregano, and lavender.

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